How to sort String array A based on int array B

From	"Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]" <.@.>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.help
Subject	How to sort String array A based on int array B
Date	2011-09-22 14:31 -0500
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Hi all,

I was given the homework task of sorting a String array A based on int
array B *without* using java.util.Arrays or sort(). It's gotta be done
old school using sort method such as Bubble or Selection sort. I'm
gong with Bubble.

So I have two arrays like so:

int[] rank = {1,2,3,4,5,6};

String[] artist = {"6_artist1",
"4_artist2",
"1_artist",
"3_artist",
"2_artist",
"5_artistl"};

I get the gist of the sort loop is going to look somewhat like so:

int temp = 0;

for(int i = 0; i < arrayLength; i++)
	{
	for(int j = 1; j < (arrayLength - i); j++)
		{
//if	(Integer.valueOf(charAt(0)) == rank[i])
  		if(a[j - 1] > a[j])
			{
			temp = a[j - 1];
			a[j - 1] = a[j];
			a[j] = temp;
			}
		}
	}

The trouble I am having is sorting array B based on array A. One's a
String the other's an int. I thought I could use something like
(Integer.valueOf(charAt(artist[i])) to do it. Am I on the right track
with somethig like that?

- Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]

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How to sort String array A based on int array B "Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]" <.@.> - 2011-09-22 14:31 -0500
  Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B markspace <-@.> - 2011-09-22 15:38 -0700
    Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B "Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]" <.@.> - 2011-09-23 08:51 -0500
      Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-09-23 07:23 -0700
        Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B "Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]" <.@.> - 2011-09-23 10:51 -0500
          Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-09-23 09:59 -0700
            Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B "Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]" <.@.> - 2011-09-23 14:31 -0500
              Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-09-23 12:39 -0700
              Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B "Charles Hottel" <chottel@earthlink.net> - 2011-09-23 17:42 -0400
                Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B "Thee Chicago Wolf (MVP)" <.@.> - 2011-09-23 20:27 -0500
                Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-09-23 18:39 -0700
                Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B "Thee Chicago Wolf (MVP)" <.@.> - 2011-09-26 08:37 -0500
                Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-09-26 08:04 -0700
                Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B "Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]" <.@.> - 2011-09-27 13:47 -0500
                Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B "Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]" <.@.> - 2011-09-27 13:59 -0500
                Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-09-27 12:25 -0700
                Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-09-26 09:00 -0700
                Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B "Charles Hottel" <chottel@earthlink.net> - 2011-09-23 23:31 -0400
                Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B "Thee Chicago Wolf (MVP)" <.@.> - 2011-09-26 08:29 -0500
  Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-09-22 22:28 -0400
    Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B "Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]" <.@.> - 2011-09-23 09:13 -0500
      Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-09-23 20:45 -0400
  Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-09-23 02:28 -0700
    Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B "Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]" <.@.> - 2011-09-23 09:14 -0500
  Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-09-25 00:46 -0700

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