js output unsorted array
HTML
<ul id="random"></ul>
<ul id="ordered"></ul>
JavaScript
var rNums = [1,5,3,2,4];
var rUnsortedNums = rNums.slice();
var sortRNums = rNums;
sortRNums.sort(function (a, b) {
return a - b
});
$.each(rUnsortedNums, function (index, value) {
$("#random").append('<li>' + value + '</li>');
});
$.each(sortRNums, function (index, value) {
$("#ordered").append('<li>' + value + '</li>');
});
console.log(sortRNums);