Program to sort Employee array using Arrays.sort in ascending order on basis of name and id by implementing Comparator interface
















import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;
class Employee{
   String name;
   String id;
  
   public Employee() {}
  
   public Employee(String name, String id) {
       this.name = name;
       this.id = id;
   }
  
  
   @Override
   public String toString() {
       return "Employee{" + "name=" + name + ", id=" + id  + '}';
   }
  
}
class ComparatorName implements Comparator<Employee>
{
   @Override
   public int compare(Employee obj1, Employee obj2) {
      //sort Employee on basis of name(ascending order)
      return obj1.name.compareTo(obj2.name);
   }
  
}
class ComparatorId implements Comparator<Employee>{
   @Override
   public int compare(Employee obj1, Employee obj2) {
      //sort Employee on basis of id(ascending order)
      return obj1.id.compareTo(obj2.id);
   }
  
}
/**
* @author AnkitMittal
* Copyright (c), AnkitMittal JavaMadeSoEasy.com
* Main class
*/
public class ArraysSort {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
          Employee emp1 = new Employee("sam", "4");
          Employee emp2 = new Employee("amy", "2");
          Employee emp3 = new Employee("brad", "1");
          Employee employeeArray[] = { emp1, emp2, emp3 };
          System.out.print(" employeeArray Before sorting : \n");
          for (Employee emp : employeeArray) {
                 System.out.print(emp + "  ");
          }
          Arrays.sort(employeeArray, new ComparatorName());
          System.out.println("\n\n employeeArray after sorting on basis of "
                       + "name(ascending order) : ");
          for (Employee emp : employeeArray) {
                 System.out.print(emp + "  ");
          }
          Arrays.sort(employeeArray, new ComparatorId());
          System.out.println("\n\n employeeArray after sorting on basis of "
                       + "id(ascending order) : ");
          for (Employee emp : employeeArray) {
                 System.out.print(emp + "  ");
          }
   }
}
/*OUTPUT
employeeArray Before sorting :
[Employee{name=sam, id=4}, Employee{name=amy, id=2}, Employee{name=brad, id=1}]
employeeArray after sorting on basis of name(ascending order) :
[Employee{name=amy, id=2}, Employee{name=brad, id=1}, Employee{name=sam, id=4}]
employeeArray after sorting on basis of id(ascending order) :
[Employee{name=brad, id=1}, Employee{name=amy, id=2}, Employee{name=sam, id=4}]
*/

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