Imagine you have an array of tags represented as strings and you need to display them in a narrow view.
Some tags are smaller, allowing for 2 to fit on one line, while larger tags require their own line.
Your goal is to sort the array so that the smallest tags appear first and try to place multiple tags on the same line whenever possible.
The conventional method of sorting strings by length doesn't seem to be working. Here's an example:
{
item.tags
.sort(({ name }) => name.length)
.map(({ name }, k) =>
<li key={k}>#{name}</li>
)
}
For instance, let's say each letter "i" takes up 5 pixels and "m" takes up 15 pixels. If your line can accommodate 50 pixels, the tags "iiiii," "mmm," and "iiiii" would render like this:
| iiii |
| mmm |
| iiii |
You're looking for a way to accurately calculate the rendered width of each string based on its characters and font type. Additionally, you want to sort the array according to this calculated width for use in a React Component.
The desired output should look like this:
[
"iiiii" (25px),
"iiiii" (25px),
"mmm" (45px)
]
This sorting will allow you to display the tags as follows:
| iiii iiii |
| mmm |