How to sort array of string

[deepak carter]

Hi All,

Can anyone help me in sorting an array of string

suppose i have this

String s="String"

This i did by coverting it to character array and then sorted it (if there is any other approach please do let me know)

But i am not having any luck for this type like

String s={"tcs","wipro","cognizant"}

how to sort this without using sort method

[Manoj Kumar Jain]

This i did by coverting it to character array and then sorted it (if there is any other approach please do let me know)

You meant you sorted a String's character alphabetically means "string" is converted to "ginrst".
the same you want to apply at the array of the String. so you can iterate over the array and can apply the same logic for each string in the Array.

If you are talking about the sorting of the Stings in the Array without changing them (reshuffling of the strings itself not characters) then you can use sort method of Array.

[Andi Eska]

deepak carter wrote:
String s={"tcs","wipro","cognizant"}

how to sort this without using sort method

Which sort Method do you mean? Arrays.sort() ?

The easiest way is to use Arrays.sort().

String[] s={"tcs","wipro","cognizant"}
java.util.Arrays.sort(s);

If that's not an option: you may have a look at BubbleSort site:code.google.com Jeff Heaton

[deepak carter]

hi

Thanks for the reply

What i want to do is

suppose i have string like this

String[] s={"c","b","a"}

and sorted array should be

a b c

[Jesper de Jong]

Did you try what Andi Eska wrote?

[Manoj Kumar Jain]

Oops, My mistake didn't read

how to sort this without using sort method

[Jeff Verdegan]

deepak carter wrote:
how to sort this without using sort method

Do you mean "without using any sort() method provided by the core API?"

If so, then just write your own sort() method. And before you ask, "How do I do that?" the answer is that you start by figuring out and writing down the basic, simple steps you would use to do it "manually".

[Praveen Kumar M K]

Deepak, every character in Java has an underlying integral representation. I suggest you to use this information in coming up with your logic...

[Campbell Ritchie]

You don’t need to look at chars; String implements Comparable<String> and there is a Comparator<String> available as a static field of the String class. You can use those instead.

[Praveen Kumar M K]

Yes that is perhaps a better way to go about it, you'll have to execute a lot more steps in case there is no difference in characters.(E.g. : "aaa", "aab", "aac")

[Arian Gerryts]

ArrayList <String> list = new ArrayList<String>(); 
        String[] s = {"tcs","wipro","cognizant"};
        for(String i : s)
        {
            list.add(i);
        }
        Collections.sort(list);
        
        System.out.println(list);

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

Arian Gerryts wrote:

ArrayList <String> list = new ArrayList<String>(); 
        String[] s = {"tcs","wipro","cognizant"};
        for(String i : s)
        {
            list.add(i);
        }
        Collections.sort(list);
        
        System.out.println(list);

why this switching array to list. Again Collections.sort will do a switch from list to array and then it use again Arrays.sort

[Venkat basa]

hi,

[solution removed]

[Winston Gutkowski]

Venkat basa wrote:hi...

Hi Venkat, and welcome to JavaRanch,

I'm sure your intentions were great, but we don't like people to post ready-made solutions, especially in the Beginners forum. Much better to provide tips (eg, a link to sort algorithms) and let OP work it out for him/herself. I've kept a copy of your code and will restore it if my colleagues suggest I should.

Also: if you do post code, please read the UseCodeTags (←click) page first.

I also removed your duplicate post.

Winston

[Henry Wong]

Seetharaman Venkatasamy wrote:

Arian Gerryts wrote:

ArrayList <String> list = new ArrayList<String>(); 
        String[] s = {"tcs","wipro","cognizant"};
        for(String i : s)
        {
            list.add(i);
        }
        Collections.sort(list);
        
        System.out.println(list);

why this switching array to list. Again Collections.sort will do a switch from list to array and then it use again Arrays.sort

I think that it is safe to assume that, with a requirement of "without using sort method", that this is likely a homework problem -- and any core package that does sorting will not be allowed.

But a question for the OP, can you show us what you done so far? We can't give any hints in the right direction, if we don't know what you done so far.

Henry