Sort on many(more than one) fields
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Iterator;
class Person implements Comparable {
String firstName, lastName;
public Person(String f, String l) {
this.firstName = f;
this.lastName = l;
}
public String getFirstName() {
return firstName;
}
public String getLastName() {
return lastName;
}
public String toString() {
return "[ firstname=" + firstName + ",lastname=" + lastName + "]";
}
public int compareTo(Object obj) {
Person emp = (Person) obj;
int deptComp = firstName.compareTo(emp.getFirstName());
return ((deptComp == 0) ? lastName.compareTo(emp.getLastName()) : deptComp);
}
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
if (!(obj instanceof Person)) {
return false;
}
Person emp = (Person) obj;
return firstName.equals(emp.getFirstName()) && lastName.equals(emp.getLastName());
}
}
class PersonComparator implements Comparator<Person> {
public int compare(Person emp1, Person emp2) {
int nameComp = emp1.getLastName().compareTo(emp2.getLastName());
return ((nameComp == 0) ? emp1.getFirstName().compareTo(emp2.getFirstName()) : nameComp);
}
}
public class Main {
public static void main(String args[]) {
ArrayList<Person> names = new ArrayList<Person>();
names.add(new Person("E", "T"));
names.add(new Person("A", "G"));
names.add(new Person("B", "H"));
names.add(new Person("C", "J"));
Iterator iter1 = names.iterator();
while (iter1.hasNext()) {
System.out.println(iter1.next());
}
Collections.sort(names, new PersonComparator());
Iterator iter2 = names.iterator();
while (iter2.hasNext()) {
System.out.println(iter2.next());
}
}
}
/*
[ firstname=E,lastname=T]
[ firstname=A,lastname=G]
[ firstname=B,lastname=H]
[ firstname=C,lastname=J]
[ firstname=A,lastname=G]
[ firstname=B,lastname=H]
[ firstname=C,lastname=J]
[ firstname=E,lastname=T]
*/
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