I have an array of objects 

```
var data =[
  {
    "avail": "3 Bookings Available" 
    "time": "05:00 PM to 06:00 PM",
    "date": "2018-01-30"
  },
  {
    "avail": "3 Bookings Available",
    "time": "09:00 AM to 10:00 AM",
    "date": "2018-01-30"
  },
  {
    "avail": "3 Bookings Available",
    "time": "04:00 PM to 05:00 PM",
    "date": "2018-01-30"
  },
  {
    "avail": "3 Bookings Available",
    "time": "03:00 PM to 04:00 PM",
    "date": "2018-01-30"
  }];

```

I want to sort data by its **time string value** so that the **required output** becomes like this below:

```
 [{
    "avail": "3 Bookings Available" 
    "time": "09:00 AM to 10:00 AM",
    "date": "2018-01-30"
  },
  {
    "avail": "3 Bookings Available",
    "time": "03:00 PM to 04:00 PM",
    "date": "2018-01-30"
  },
  {
    "avail": "3 Bookings Available",
    "time": "04:00 PM to 05:00 PM",
    "date": "2018-01-30"
  },
  {
    "avail": "3 Bookings Available",
    "time": "05:00 PM to 06:00 PM",
    "date": "2018-01-30"
  }]

```

I have used the sort function with String `#localeCompare` but still i am not getting the required output 

```
data.sort(function(a,b){
  return a.time.localeCompare(b.time);
});
console.log(data);

```

even i used the `String#slice()` method by which i can be used to generate the valid date string using **'1970/01/01'** as an arbitrary date still i am getting the required out can anyone give me the way by which i can get the output in this manner Thanks in advance.

```
data.sort(function(a, b) {
  return Date.parse('1970/01/01 ' + a.time.slice(0, -2) + ' ' + a.time.slice(-2)) - Date.parse('1970/01/01 ' + b.time.slice(0, -2) + ' ' + b.time.slice(-2))
});

```

Example:

```js
var data = [{
    "avail": "3 Bookings Available",
    "time": "05:00 PM to 06:00 PM",
    "date": "2018-01-30"
  },
  {
    "avail": "3 Bookings Available",
    "time": "09:00 AM to 10:00 AM",
    "date": "2018-01-30"
  },
  {
    "avail": "3 Bookings Available",
    "time": "04:00 PM to 05:00 PM",
    "date": "2018-01-30"
  },
  {
    "avail": "3 Bookings Available",
    "time": "03:00 PM to 04:00 PM",
    "date": "2018-01-30"
  }
];

data.sort(function(a, b) {
  return Date.parse('1970/01/01 ' + a.time.slice(0, -2) + ' ' + a.time.slice(-2)) - Date.parse('1970/01/01 ' + b.time.slice(0, -2) + ' ' + b.time.slice(-2))
});
console.log(data)
```