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| From | "Lew" <lew@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> |
| Subject | Re: verbose sort |
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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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Re: verbose sort "Eric Sosman" <eric.sosman@1:261/38.remove-s5y-this> - 2012-08-02 19:12 +0000
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Re: verbose sort "Daniel Pitts" <daniel.pitts@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
Re: verbose sort "bob smith" <bob.smith@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
Re: verbose sort "Lew" <lew@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
Re: verbose sort "Roedy Green" <roedy.green@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
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