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Built-In Sorting Routines
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There are often built-in sort "routines"
in Java compiler packages, such as Arrays.sort ( ).
It is imperative that you, the programmer, know and understand at least one
method of sorting
an array, separate from a built in "routine", for
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Example - Using the routine Arrays.sort( )
//
short demo to show built-in sorting routine at work
import java.io.*;
import java.util.Arrays;
//notice the
new required import statement
import BreezyGUI.*;
public class SortTest
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
//Sorting integers
int[ ] nums = {15, 10, 7, 13, 9};
Arrays.sort(nums);
//use the built-in sorting routine
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
System.out.println(nums[ i ]);
//Sorting strings
String[ ] people = {"Tom", "Ed", "Al", "Tim"};
Arrays.sort(people); //use
the built-in sorting routine
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
System.out.println(people[ i
]);
}
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Output:
7
9
10
13
15
Al
Ed
Tim
Tom |
Notice that this built-in routine, as seen
here, sorts into "ascending" order.
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