If you had an array of Strings, what is the quickest way to sort this array in ascending order?

Question

If you had an array of Strings, what is the quickest way to sort this array in ascending order ?

Answer 1

See java.util.Arrays.sort(Object[])

import java.util.*;
Arrays.sort(stringarray)

Answer 2

Arrays.sort() for now.

Also I heard that Josh Bloch is working on a much faster sort algorithm than the current mergesort. (I can't remember where, maybe in this interview. The new algorithm will perform better for partially sorted arrays and originates from a Python? sort implementation). Also see this question.

Answer 3

String[] Mystring = {"cat","lion", "dog", "mouse"};
Arrays.sort(Mystring);

Sorting Arrays

Answer 4

Arrays.sort(Object)

Arrays.sort(T[] a, Comparator<? super T> c)