Program: How to sort ArrayList using Comparator?

This example gives you how to sort an ArrayList using Comparator. The ArrayList contains user defined objects. By using Collections.sort() method you can sort the ArrayList. You have to pass Comparator object which contains your sort logic. The example sorts the Empl objects based on highest salary.

package com.java2novice.arraylist;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.List;

public class MyArrayListSort {
	
	public static void main(String a[]){
		
		List<Empl> list = new ArrayList<Empl>();
		list.add(new Empl("Ram",3000));
		list.add(new Empl("John",6000));
		list.add(new Empl("Crish",2000));
		list.add(new Empl("Tom",2400));
		Collections.sort(list,new MySalaryComp());
		System.out.println("Sorted list entries: ");
		for(Empl e:list){
			System.out.println(e);
		}
	}
}

class MySalaryComp implements Comparator<Empl>{

	@Override
	public int compare(Empl e1, Empl e2) {
		if(e1.getSalary() < e2.getSalary()){
			return 1;
		} else {
			return -1;
		}
	}
}

class Empl{
	
	private String name;
	private int salary;
	
	public Empl(String n, int s){
		this.name = n;
		this.salary = s;
	}
	
	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}
	public void setName(String name) {
		this.name = name;
	}
	public int getSalary() {
		return salary;
	}
	public void setSalary(int salary) {
		this.salary = salary;
	}
	public String toString(){
		return "Name: "+this.name+"-- Salary: "+this.salary;
	}
}

Sorted list entries: 
Name: John-- Salary: 6000
Name: Ram-- Salary: 3000
Name: Tom-- Salary: 2400
Name: Crish-- Salary: 2000