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sorting in java

Started by tokenblackguy Mar 20, 2005 at 3:17 PM 3 replies 600+ views

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Mar 20, 2005 at 3:17 PM

I'm making a card game and have an object called Deck, which holds an array of objects called cards. I need to sort them according to different parameters (ie attack, name, level, etc). I was wondering if it would be better to sort cards within the deck using java's built in sort method, or to code a sort method on my own. It might also help to know what type of sort the java method uses. -Token

joanusdmentia

Mar 20, 2005 at 4:07 PM

Have you *tried* using the provided sort method? Is it fast enough for your needs? If so, why re-invent the wheel?

TheBluMage

Mar 20, 2005 at 4:12 PM

Comparators and the java.util.Arrays.sort method are a good place to start.

Java 1.4 documentation: sort method, Comparator interface
Java 1.5 documentation: sort method, Comparator interface

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tokenblackguy

Mar 23, 2005 at 1:32 PM

I guess I am going to have to reinvent the wheel. The documentation that blu pointed me to showed me that sorting methods in java are too limited.

Trap

Mar 23, 2005 at 1:54 PM

I can't see how you come to this conclusion, with custom comperators you can make it sort the cards in any order you want.

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