Sort by nested fields in json in Power Automate - json

I'm trying to sort a JSON String in Power Automate by a nested field called "orderHint".
My JSON String looks like this:
[
{
"id": "5134",
"value": {
"isChecked": false,
"title": "This is another test",
"orderHint": "8585298133570680672PF"
},
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2022-12-23T11:06:28.4256622Z"
},
{
"id": "26576",
"value": {
"isChecked": true,
"title": "This is a test",
"orderHint": "8585498133570680672DE"
},
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2022-12-23T11:06:28.4256622Z"
}
]
When I'm trying to sort by "orderHint", I get an error:
"'The template language function 'sort' did not find the named sortField 'orderHint' on one or more objects in the array."
I'm using the following expression:
sort(variables('varArrayChecked'), 'value/orderHint')
Sorting by other fields works fine, e.g.:
sort(variables('varArrayChecked'), 'id')
Is there any way how I can sort by a nested field in a JSON String?
Thanks in advance!

You can use the Advanced Data Operations connector as it will do it for you in a single step.
The Flatten Object Array step is perfect for the payload you've provided.
You can see that it will take the data, flatten it and you have the ability to sort it on the way out (noting that the Array variable contains the exact JSON you provided in your question) ...
Note: Balance Output must be set to true in order for the sorting to occur.
Result
This is the resulting JSON order by orderHint ascending.
[
{
"id": "5134",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2022-12-23T11:06:28",
"value/isChecked": false,
"value/orderHint": "8585298133570680672PF",
"value/title": "This is another test"
},
{
"id": "26576",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2022-12-23T11:06:28",
"value/isChecked": true,
"value/orderHint": "8585498133570680672DE",
"value/title": "This is a test"
}
]
... and to show it in descending order (which is obvious, but simply change the sort order object value from Asc to Desc) ...
[
{
"id": "26576",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2022-12-23T11:06:28",
"value/isChecked": true,
"value/orderHint": "8585498133570680672DE",
"value/title": "This is a test"
},
{
"id": "5134",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2022-12-23T11:06:28",
"value/isChecked": false,
"value/orderHint": "8585298133570680672PF",
"value/title": "This is another test"
}
]

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from game_json
where game_name like 'myNewGame';
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