Java sort map or array

Question

I have code:

    List<ModelMap> nameCustomer = new ArrayList<ModelMap>();

    for (int i=1;i<150;i++) {
                    ModelMap map = new ModelMap();
                    map.put("name", "nazwa " + i);
                    map.put("surname", "nazwisko " + i);
                    map.put("number", "123 ");
                    nameCustomer.add(map);
                }

            ModelMap[] result = new ModelMap[nameCustomer.size()];
            ModelMap[] rowsArray = nameCustomer.toArray(result);

How can I sort nameCustomer (or rowsArray) by surname or number?

Look at `Arrays.sort()` for the array and `Collections.sort()` for the list. — jlordo, Dec 03 '12 at 13:05
possible duplicate of [Sort ArrayList of custom Objects by property](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2784514/sort-arraylist-of-custom-objects-by-property) — Thilo, Dec 03 '12 at 13:05

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 03 '12 at 13:08

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You need to implement a Comparator that defines your sorting criteria,
then you can use Arrays.sort for arrays, or Collections.sort for Lists, or dump everything into a SortedSet (e.g., TreeSet)

answered Dec 03 '12 at 13:08

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How should be write my Comparator? – faszynski Dec 03 '12 at 13:25
@faszynski all of those questions you have can be answered by a very simple google search... – brimborium Dec 03 '12 at 13:32

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

You can use the Collections.sort(nameCustomer, comparator) method to sort your list. For that you have to write the code for your Comparator.The code for Comparator will be -

public Comparator<ModelMap> getComparator(final String sortBy){
   if ("surname".equals(sortBy)) {
   return new Comparator<ModelMap>() {
   @Override int compare(ModelMap m1, ModelMap m2) 
    return m1.getSurname().compareTo(m2.getSurname());
   }};} 
     else if (condition) {// ...  }
      else {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid sort field '" + sortBy + "'"); }
       }

I am assuming that you have a getSurname method written in your ModelMap class to get the surname. If not then write it to make the above code work.

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I don't have method in ModelMap class. How should be write this method? — faszynski, Dec 03 '12 at 13:48
public string getSurname(){return surname} write this in your ModelMap class — Alim Ul Gias, Dec 04 '12 at 05:56

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 03 '12 at 13:05

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You'll probably want to use the Collections.Sort package. Lists maintain "natural ordering" to maintain consistency. e.g.

    List<Name> names = Arrays.asList(nameArray);
    Collections.sort(names);
    System.out.println(names);

answered Dec 03 '12 at 13:05

Jeff Watkins

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But how to do that if you have a two-level List/Map or similar structure ? The only solution I see is to implement a custom iterator to return a specified sublevel-key, then extract it as an array, then finally sort it. – Benj Dec 03 '12 at 13:16
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As the other answers state, you should use a custom Comparator. – Jeff Watkins Dec 03 '12 at 13:29
So this list does not answer the question because it tells OP that `Collections.sort()` does use natural ordering, which is not what he wants... – brimborium Dec 03 '12 at 13:30
Yes, I read the doc one more time, and effectively it is easily possible to implement such a thing, and smarter to do it this way. – Benj Dec 03 '12 at 13:32

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 03 '12 at 13:07

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using the Colections.sort() and give it a custom Comparator class implementation, which will do a string compare by surname.

Or use a LinkedHashMap, which has consistency after put() ang get() and keys sorted.

I hope it helps!

answered Dec 03 '12 at 13:07

How should be write my Comparator? – faszynski Dec 03 '12 at 13:25
Exactly what I wrote in profile: the fish needed ( the complete source coe ready to copy-paste) not the fishing knowledge...Not even an upvote for accepted answer, what a shame! – Dec 03 '12 at 17:08

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 03 '12 at 13:12

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You can implement your own iterator on List, which could be parametrized to return only the inner key you specified.

Then, "iterating" with a standard sorter around it does the trick.

answered Dec 03 '12 at 13:12

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