function mainController($scope) {
$scope.userArray = [
{ name: "Don", age: 20 },
{ name: "Bob", age: 30, height: 170 },
{ name: "Abe", age: 40, height: 160 },
{ name: "Zoe", age: 70 },
{ age: 70, height: 155 },
{ name: "Shorty",age:45,height: -200},
{ name: "TwinkleInEye", age: -1, height: 152 }
]
$scope.d = {}; // Create an object into which info can be stored and not trashed by Angular's tendency to add scopes
$scope.d.predicate = "name"; // This string is the name of the property on which to sort
$scope.d.reverse = false; // True means reverse the sort order
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.23/angular.min.js"></script>
<body ng-app="" ng-controller="mainController">
<div ng-repeat="user in (userArray | orderBy: (d.reverse ?['!!'+d.predicate,d.predicate]:['!'+d.predicate,d.predicate]) : d.reverse)">
Name {{ user.name }} : Age {{ user.age }} : Height {{ user.height }}
</div>
<br/>
<button ng-click="d.predicate='name';">Name</button>
<button ng-click="d.predicate='age';">Age</button>
<button ng-click="d.predicate='height';">Height</button> Currently: {{d.predicate}}
<br/> Leave undefined at bottom, but otherwise:
<button ng-click="d.reverse= !d.reverse;">Reverse</button> Currently: {{d.reverse}}
</body>