sort a list by name and remove middle element in javascript

To sort a list of objects by name property, you can use the Array.prototype.sort() method and compare the name properties of each object. Here's an example:

index.tsx
const list = [
  { name: 'John', age: 25 },
  { name: 'Alice', age: 30 },
  { name: 'Bob', age: 20 }
];

list.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));

// Output: [
//   { name: 'Alice', age: 30 },
//   { name: 'Bob', age: 20 },
//   { name: 'John', age: 25 }
// ]
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To remove the middle element of the sorted list, you can use the Array.prototype.splice() method and splice it out based on its index. Here's an example assuming the list has an odd length:

index.tsx
const middleIndex = Math.floor(list.length / 2);
list.splice(middleIndex, 1);

// Output: [
//   { name: 'Alice', age: 30 },
//   { name: 'John', age: 25 }
// ]
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If the list has an even length, you can choose which of the middle elements to remove based on your business logic. For example, you could remove the element to the left or right of the middle index.