Javascript - sort array based on another array

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One-Line answer.

itemsArray.sort(function(a, b){  
  return sortingArr.indexOf(a) - sortingArr.indexOf(b);
});

Or even shorter:

itemsArray.sort((a, b) => sortingArr.indexOf(a) - sortingArr.indexOf(b));

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13304543/javascript-sort-array-based-on-another-array