1 line of code: How to sort an array by descending order

const sortDesc = arr =>  [...arr].sort((a, b) => a - b).reverse();

Returns a new array sorted by ascending (Numbers).
Beware of JavaScript's Automatic Type Conversion if your Array contains something else than Numbers.

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Optimised Code

const sortDesc = arr =>  [...arr].sort((a, b) => b - a);

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The repository & npm package

You can find the all the utility functions from this series at github.com/martinkr/onelinecode
The library is also published to npm as @onelinecode for your convenience.

The code and the npm package will be updated every time I publish a new article.

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Comments

[Jon Randy 🎖️]

Errr, why sort it one way, then reverse it? Why not just:

const sortDesc = arr =>  [...arr].sort((a, b) => b - a)

[Martin Krause]

Thank you for the suggestion.

It is a nice improvement. I will update the article and code!