Spinner data sorting in Android

Question

I have spinner with array list thats work fine, but i want to sort out the datas from a to z (example: apple,ball,cat,dog...)order. I submit my code below

    ArrayList<String> SourceArray = new ArrayList<String>();
    Spinner Sourcespinner;// = new Spinner(this);
    Sourcespinner = (Spinner)findViewById(R.id.Spinner1);
    ArrayAdapter<String> SourceArrayAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
     android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item,SourceArray);
    SourceArrayAdapter.add("Chennai");
    SourceArrayAdapter.add("Mumbai");
    SourceArrayAdapter.add("Kolkatta");
    SourceArrayAdapter.add("Delhi");
    Sourcespinner.setAdapter(SourceArrayAdapter);`

I don't know how to do sorting for this

[See this Tuts...](http://samir-mangroliya.blogspot.in/2012/05/android-sectioned-listview-with-search_6865.html) — Samir Mangroliya, Jul 13 '12 at 10:32
you can do that with an edittext and addTextChangedListener but just spinner I don't have idea. — Mert, Jul 13 '12 at 11:34

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '12 at 10:22

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you can use this to sort your data

Collections.sort(SourceArray);

answered Jul 13 '12 at 10:22

Mert

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yes , i got it ,, is it possible to show the list of particular alphabet if i pressed particular alphabet (example: if i press f is it possible to display the list starting with f that means fat,fit,fog like that) – sivan esan Jul 13 '12 at 10:28
I am not sure to do that easly. – Mert Jul 13 '12 at 10:38

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 13 '12 at 10:23

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Try to add data to the ArrayList and just use the Collections class to sort for you:

Collections.sort(SourceArray);

If you need to add your own objects they need to implement the Comparable interface and implement the method compareTo(). When changing the ArrayList's data make sure to notify the adapter that new data might have been added by using this code:

SourceArrayAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();

answered Jul 13 '12 at 10:23

Tim

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i studied tat document. i can able to understood the concept but can't able to implement the interface. – sivan esan Jul 13 '12 at 10:44

Spinner data sorting in Android

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