diff --git a/lib/util/object_utils.js b/lib/util/object_utils.js
index 762af37567..716693b6c5 100644
--- a/lib/util/object_utils.js
+++ b/lib/util/object_utils.js
@@ -89,4 +89,87 @@ shaka.util.ObjectUtils = class {
     }
     return clone;
   }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a string out of a value, similar to the JSON.stringify method.
+   * Unlike that method, this guarantees that the order of the keys in an
+   * object is alphabetical, so it can be used as a way to reliably compare two
+   * objects.
+   *
+   * @param {?} value
+   * @return {string}
+   */
+  static alphabeticalKeyOrderStringify(value) {
+    if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+      return shaka.util.ObjectUtils.arrayStringify_(value);
+    } else if (typeof value == 'function') {
+      // For safety, skip functions.  For function x,
+      // x.prototype.constructor.prototype === x.prototype, so all functions
+      // contain circular references if treated like Objects.
+      return '';
+    } else if (value instanceof Object) {
+      return shaka.util.ObjectUtils.objectStringify_(value);
+    } else {
+      return JSON.stringify(value);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Helper for alphabeticalKeyOrderStringify for objects.
+   *
+   * @param {!Object} obj
+   * @return {string}
+   * @private
+   */
+  static objectStringify_(obj) {
+    // NOTE: This excludes prototype chain keys.  For now, this is intended for
+    // anonymous objects only, so we don't care.  If that changes, go back to a
+    // for-in loop.
+    const keys = Object.keys(obj);
+    // Alphabetically sort the keys, so they will be in a reliable order.
+    keys.sort();
+
+    const terms = [];
+    for (const key of keys) {
+      const escapedKey = JSON.stringify(key);
+      const value = obj[key];
+      if (value !== undefined) {
+        const escapedValue =
+            shaka.util.ObjectUtils.alphabeticalKeyOrderStringify(value);
+        if (escapedValue) {
+          terms.push(escapedKey + ':' + escapedValue);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return '{' + terms.join(',') + '}';
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Helper for alphabeticalKeyOrderStringify for arrays.
+   *
+   * This could itself be JSON.stringify, except we want objects within the
+   * array to go through our own stringifiers.
+   *
+   * @param {!Array} arr
+   * @return {string}
+   * @private
+   */
+  static arrayStringify_(arr) {
+    const terms = [];
+    for (let index = 0; index < arr.length; index++) {
+      const escapedKey = index.toString();
+      const value = arr[index];
+      if (value !== undefined) {
+        const escapedValue =
+            shaka.util.ObjectUtils.alphabeticalKeyOrderStringify(value);
+        if (escapedValue) {
+          terms.push(escapedKey + ':' + escapedValue);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return '[' + terms.join(',') + ']';
+  }
 };
diff --git a/lib/util/stream_utils.js b/lib/util/stream_utils.js
index 8ec728e6b6..61feda48be 100644
--- a/lib/util/stream_utils.js
+++ b/lib/util/stream_utils.js
@@ -590,40 +590,6 @@ shaka.util.StreamUtils = class {
   }
 
 
-  /**
-   * Constructs a string out of an object, similar to the JSON.stringify method.
-   * Unlike that method, this guarantees that the order of the keys is
-   * alphabetical, so it can be used as a way to reliably compare two objects.
-   *
-   * @param {!Object} obj
-   * @return {string}
-   * @private
-   */
-  static alphabeticalKeyOrderStringify_(obj) {
-    const keys = [];
-    for (const key in obj) {
-      keys.push(key);
-    }
-    // Alphabetically sort the keys, so they will be in a reliable order.
-    keys.sort();
-
-    const terms = [];
-    for (const key of keys) {
-      const escapedKey = JSON.stringify(key);
-      const value = obj[key];
-      if (value instanceof Object) {
-        const stringifiedValue =
-            shaka.util.StreamUtils.alphabeticalKeyOrderStringify_(value);
-        terms.push(escapedKey + ':' + stringifiedValue);
-      } else {
-        const escapedValue = JSON.stringify(value);
-        terms.push(escapedKey + ':' + escapedValue);
-      }
-    }
-    return '{' + terms.join(',') + '}';
-  }
-
-
   /**
    * Queries mediaCapabilities for the decoding info for that decoding config,
    * and assigns it to the given variant.
@@ -659,7 +625,7 @@ shaka.util.StreamUtils = class {
     const promises = [];
     for (const decodingConfig of decodingConfigs) {
       const cacheKey =
-          StreamUtils.alphabeticalKeyOrderStringify_(decodingConfig);
+          shaka.util.ObjectUtils.alphabeticalKeyOrderStringify(decodingConfig);
 
       const cache = StreamUtils.decodingConfigCache_;
       if (cache[cacheKey]) {