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Java Comparator Example
Submitted by Andr on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 20:12
  1. package examples;
  2.  
  3. /*
  4. Java Comparator example.
  5. This Java Comparator example describes how java.util.Comparator
  6. interface is implemented to compare Java custom class objects.
  7.  
  8. This Java Comparator is passed to Collection's sorting method
  9. (for example Collections.sort method) to perform sorting of Java custom
  10. class objects.
  11.  
  12. */
  13.  
  14. import java.util.*;
  15.  
  16. /*
  17. java.util.Comparator interface declares two methods,
  18. 1) public int compare(Object object1, Object object2) and
  19. 2) boolean equals(Object object)
  20. */
  21.  
  22. /*
  23. We will compare objects of the Employee class using custom comparators
  24. on the basis of employee age and name.
  25. */
  26.  
  27. class Employee{
  28.    
  29.     private int age;    
  30.     private String name;
  31.    
  32.     public void setAge(int age){
  33.         this.age=age;    
  34.     }
  35.    
  36.     public int getAge(){
  37.         return this.age;    
  38.     }
  39.    
  40.     public void setName(String name){
  41.         this.name=name;    
  42.     }
  43.    
  44.     public String getName(){    
  45.         return this.name;    
  46.     }
  47. }
  48.  
  49. /*
  50. User defined Java comparator.
  51. To create custom java comparator, implement Comparator interface and
  52. define compare method.
  53.  
  54. The below given comparator compares employees on the basis of their age.
  55. */
  56.  
  57. class AgeComparator implements Comparator{
  58.    
  59.     public int compare(Object emp1, Object emp2){
  60.    
  61.         /*
  62.          * parameter are of type Object, so we have to downcast it
  63.          * to Employee objects
  64.          */
  65.        
  66.         int emp1Age = ((Employee)emp1).getAge();        
  67.         int emp2Age = ((Employee)emp2).getAge();
  68.        
  69.         if(emp1Age > emp2Age)
  70.             return 1;
  71.         else if(emp1Age < emp2Age)
  72.             return -1;
  73.         else
  74.             return 0;    
  75.     }
  76.    
  77. }
  78.  
  79. /*
  80. The below given comparator compares employees on the basis of their name.
  81. */
  82.  
  83. class NameComparator implements Comparator{
  84.  
  85.     public int compare(Object emp1, Object emp2){    
  86.  
  87.         //parameter are of type Object, so we have to downcast it to Employee objects
  88.        
  89.         String emp1Name = ((Employee)emp1).getName();        
  90.         String emp2Name = ((Employee)emp2).getName();
  91.        
  92.         //uses compareTo method of String class to compare names of the employee
  93.         return emp1Name.compareTo(emp2Name);
  94.    
  95.     }
  96.  
  97. }
  98.  
  99. /*
  100. This Java comparator example compares employees on the basis of
  101. their age and name and sort them in that order.
  102. */
  103.  
  104. public class JavaComparatorExample{
  105.    
  106.     public static void main(String args[]){
  107.        
  108.         //Employee array which will hold employees
  109.         Employee employee[] = new Employee[2];
  110.        
  111.         //set different attributes of the individual employee.
  112.         employee[0] = new Employee();
  113.         employee[0].setAge(40);
  114.         employee[0].setName("Joe");
  115.        
  116.         employee[1] = new Employee();
  117.         employee[1].setAge(20);
  118.         employee[1].setName("Mark");
  119.        
  120.         System.out.println("Order of employee before sorting is");
  121.         //print array as is.
  122.         for(int i=0; i < employee.length; i++){
  123.             System.out.println( "Employee " + (i+1) + " name :: " + employee[i].getName() + ", Age :: " + employee[i].getAge());
  124.         }
  125.        
  126.         /*
  127.         Sort method of the Arrays class sorts the given array.        
  128.         Signature of the sort method is,        
  129.         static void sort(Object[] object, Comparator comparator)
  130.        
  131.         IMPORTANT: All methods defined by Arrays class are static. Arrays class        
  132.         serves as a utility class.
  133.         */
  134.        
  135.         //Sorting array on the basis of employee age by passing AgeComparator
  136.         Arrays.sort(employee, new AgeComparator());
  137.         System.out.println("\n\nOrder of employee after sorting by employee age is");
  138.        
  139.         for(int i=0; i < employee.length; i++){
  140.             System.out.println( "Employee " + (i+1) + " name :: " + employee[i].getName() + ", Age :: " + employee[i].getAge());
  141.         }
  142.        
  143.         //Sorting array on the basis of employee Name by passing NameComparator
  144.         Arrays.sort(employee, new NameComparator());
  145.        
  146.         System.out.println("\n\nOrder of employee after sorting by employee name is");    
  147.         for(int i=0; i < employee.length; i++){
  148.             System.out.println( "Employee " + (i+1) + " name :: " + employee[i].getName() + ", Age :: " + employee[i].getAge());
  149.         }
  150.    
  151.     }
  152.  
  153. }
  154.  
  155. /*
  156. OUTPUT of the above given Java Comparable Example would be :
  157. Order of employee before sorting is
  158. Employee 1 name :: Joe, Age :: 40
  159. Employee 2 name :: Mark, Age :: 20
  160. Order of employee after sorting by employee age is
  161. Employee 1 name :: Mark, Age :: 20
  162. Employee 2 name :: Joe, Age :: 40
  163. Order of employee after sorting by employee name is
  164. Employee 1 name :: Joe, Age :: 40
  165. Employee 2 name :: Mark, Age :: 20
  166. */
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You could also use generics,

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You could also use generics, "class NameComparator implements Comparator". This way there is no need to cast objects.
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