Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B

From	"Thee Chicago Wolf (MVP)" <.@.>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.help
Subject	Re: How to sort String array A based on int array B
Date	2011-09-26 08:37 -0500
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>On 9/23/2011 6:27 PM, Thee Chicago Wolf (MVP) wrote:
>...
>> The int array is already sorted:
>>
>> int[] rank = {1,2,3,4,5,6};
>>
>> The song tiltles are not sorted:
>>
>> String[] song = {"6_song",
>> "4_song",
>> "1_song",
>> "3_song",
>> "2_song",
>> "5_song"};
>>
>> I took the top 6 songs from the "Top 40 Charts" that are already
>> ranked from 1-6.
>
>This does not have much to do with the requirement you quoted earlier.

Patricia, what I think you're failing to see is that to rank a bunch
of songs based on a *defined* rank of most to least popular will just
re-randomize them and not order them in a rank. Top 40 songs are not
ordered randomly but by popularity so you already *know* their rank as
a byproduct of their popularity.

>> Modify any of the sort algorithms to sort a secondary array B based on
>> the sorting order of A (that is akin to say: sort the titles of the
>> songs (B) based on their rank (A).
>
>However, it is your homework problem, and I assume your interpretation
>takes into account information given in class beyond the quoted problem
>statement.

It just required thinking outside of the box, not something extra we
discussed in class. One has to come to the conclusion that in order to
sort a bunch of things that are String items, they somehow *have to*
have an order to them, otherwise you're just re-randomizing (or
alphabetizing), not ordering. At least that is how I see it. Thanks
anyway.

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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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