String sorting

[DBC User]

Hi I am newbie to Java. I am using an arraylist to collect string line
input from gui. So my array list is list of strings. I want to sort it.
What is the best way to sort this in ascending order?
Thanks

 

[solaimadhan]

check out Arrays.sort()

 

[opalpa opalpa]

Arrays.sort() for arrays. Collections.sort() for collections.

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/Collections.html#sort(java.util.List)


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[DBC User]

Thanks both Arrays.sort is what I was looking for. But I still have an
issue with the order in which it sorts.

I have following input

Aa bB Cc
aa bb cc
Aa Bb Cc
Aa bb Cc
Aa bb cc
bb cc aa

and I get the following output

aa bb cc
bb cc aa
Aa bb cc
Aa bb Cc
Aa bB Cc
Aa Bb Cc

But I would like to get
aa bb cc and then
Aa bb Cc

Is there a way to do this in the sort?
'Thanks.

 

[Patricia Shanahan]

Thanks both Arrays.sort is what I was looking for. But I still have an
issue with the order in which it sorts.

I have following input

Aa bB Cc
aa bb cc
Aa Bb Cc
Aa bb Cc
Aa bb cc
bb cc aa

and I get the following output

aa bb cc
bb cc aa
Aa bb cc
Aa bb Cc
Aa bB Cc
Aa Bb Cc

But I would like to get
aa bb cc and then
Aa bb Cc

Is there a way to do this in the sort?

Supply a Comparator that implements the ordering you want.

Patricia