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sort an array with float and string

I have a array: 0, a, b, 1.2, 0.2, c
I'd like to sort them by number first, then by alphabetic
result should be:
0, 0.2, 1.2, a, b, c

How can I do this?

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xiaoyunwu

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Thanks!

CEHJ

Neither of those answers will help you unfortunately

xiaoyunwu

ASKER

I've tried out, and it worked. Thanks.

for_yan

This is the class with static method sortArray, which would sort
your array in the sense you want it (see output):

import java.util.Arrays;

public class MyString implements Comparable<MyString>  {
    String s;
    public MyString(String s){
        this.s = s;
    }

    public String getString(){ return s;}

    public int compareTo(MyString ms1){
     float f = -1.0f;
     float f1 = -1.0f;
      String s1 = ms1.getString();
        boolean first = true;
        boolean second = true;

        try{
            f = Float.parseFloat(s);
        } catch(Exception ex){
            first = false;
        }

        try{
             f1 = Float.parseFloat(s1);
         } catch(Exception ex){
             second = false;
         }

        if(first && !second)return -1;
        if(!first && second)return 1;
        if(first && second){
            if(f<f1)return -1;
            else return 1;
        }
        if((!first) && (!second)){
            return s.compareTo(s1);
        }

      return 1;
    }

    public static String [] sortArray(String [] arr){
        MyString[] myss = new MyString[arr.length];
       for(int j=0; j<arr.length; j++){
           myss[j]= new MyString(arr[j]);
       }

        Arrays.sort(myss);
        String [] ss = new String[myss.length];

          for(int j=0; j<arr.length; j++){
           ss[j]= myss[j].getString();
       }

        return ss;

    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String [] ss = { "0", "c", "b", "1.2", "0.2", "a"};
        ss = MyString.sortArray(ss);
        for(String s: ss){
            System.out.println(s);
        }

    }

}

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Output:

0
0.2
1.2
a
b
c

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xiaoyunwu

ASKER

Thank you very much, for_yan.

for_yan

You are always welcome.