Sort contents of elements of ArrayList

[Shailesh Pillai]

Hello Ranchers,

How to sort an ArrayList based on the contents of its elements?

For instance this is myArrayList,

    
public class myArrayList
{
private String empName;
private String empCity;
 
//getter methods
 
//setter methods
}

After the arraylist is populated, i would like the arraylist to be displayed in a sorted form i.e. based on the empName (ascending or descending).

Is there any way to achieve this......

Please help.

Thanks in advance.

[Merrill Higginson]

Search the Java SE Javadoc for the method sort in the class java.util.Collections. That should get you started. Let us know if you have questions.

Also, please try to post to the appropriate forum. This is a basic java question, not a Struts question. I'm moving it to the Basic Java forum for you.