AlphabeticSearch.java Source code

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// : c11:AlphabeticSearch.java
//Searching with a Comparator.
//From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002
//www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt.

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;

public class AlphabeticSearch {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String[] sa = new String[] { "a", "c", "d" };
        AlphabeticComparator comp = new AlphabeticComparator();
        Arrays.sort(sa, comp);
        int index = Arrays.binarySearch(sa, sa[10], comp);
        System.out.println("Index = " + index);
    }
} ///:~

class AlphabeticComparator implements Comparator {
    public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
        String s1 = (String) o1;
        String s2 = (String) o2;
        return s1.toLowerCase().compareTo(s2.toLowerCase());
    }
} ///:~