Re: verbose sort
To: bob smith
From: Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com>
bob smith wrote:
I have some code that sorts a list like so:
Vector<String> my_list = new Vector<String>();
Comparator<String> c = new Comparator<String>() {
@Override
public int compare(String object1, String object2) {
if (object1 == null)
return -1;
if (object2 == null)
return 1;
object1 = object1.toLowerCase();
object2 = object2.toLowerCase();
return object1.compareTo(object2);
};
};
Collections.sort(my_list, c);
This seems like a lot of code for such a common operation. Is there a more
succinct way of doing this?
Others have shown ways to shorten this, but I'm curious.
"Seems" - such a duck-and-cover word. You made an assessment. Based on what
criteria?
What is "a lot"?
You could write a cover method.
Apache Commons might have a utility class for that.
--
Lew
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