Java Array Sort sortNames(String[] names)

Description

Sorts the given array alphabetically.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
names	An array of Strings

Return

a sorted array

Declaration

public static String[] sortNames(String[] names) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.util.Arrays;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Sorts the given array alphabetically. This method does not sort in-place. Therefore
     * the original array is always unaffected. Returned array is a sorted copy.
     *
     * @param names An array of Strings
     * @return a sorted array
     */
    public static String[] sortNames(String[] names) {
        if (names == null || names.length == 0 || names[0] == null) {
            return names;
        }

        String[] copy = new String[names.length];
        System.arraycopy(names, 0, copy, 0, names.length);
        Arrays.sort(copy);
        return copy;
    }
}

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1. sortMatrixRows(A[] matrix, Comparator comparator)
2. sortMinMaxToMax(double[] min, double[] max)
3. sortMinToMax(double[] v)
4. sortNames(String[] names)
5. sortNames(String[] names)
6. sortNames(String[] names)
7. sortNullElements(Object[] array)
8. sortPerm(final int[] w)
9. sortPermutation(final int[] A)