Function processPredicates

test/angular/1.7/angular.js:23869–23890

(sortPredicates)

  };

  function processPredicates(sortPredicates) {
    return sortPredicates.map(function(predicate) {
      var descending = 1, get = identity;

      if (isFunction(predicate)) {
        get = predicate;
      } else if (isString(predicate)) {
        if ((predicate.charAt(0) === '+' || predicate.charAt(0) === '-')) {
          descending = predicate.charAt(0) === '-' ? -1 : 1;
          predicate = predicate.substring(1);
        }
        if (predicate !== '') {
          get = $parse(predicate);
          if (get.constant) {
            var key = get();
            get = function(value) { return value[key]; };
          }
        }
      }
      return {get: get, descending: descending};
    });
  }

  function isPrimitive(value) {
    switch (typeof value) {