public interface Comparable<T>
当需要对一个对象进行排序时,该对象应该实现Comparable接口,并实现其唯一的方法:
int compareTo(T o)
在该方法中定义自己的排序规则,当调用Arrays.
sort(Object[] a)方法时则回调compareTo()方法,并按照自己的规则对对象数组进行排序。
返回值及比较规则:
1、返回负值---->小于
2、返回零------>等于
3、返回正值---->大于
凡是能够排序的类都实现了Comparable接口
案例
package com.cc.cc;
//定义一个类,并实现comparable接口
public class Worker implements Comparable<Worker> {
private String name;
private int age;
private int salary;
public Worker(String name, int age, int salary) {
super();
this.name = name;
this.age = age;
this.salary = salary;
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public int getAge() {
return age;
}
public int getSalary() {
return salary;
}
/**
* 实现Comparable接口的compareTo方法,在此方法中定义自己的比较规则 首先按工资有由低到高排序,当工资相同则按年龄由高到底排序
*/
@Override
public int compareTo(Worker other) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (this.salary < other.getSalary()) { // 工资小于其他人时返回负值
return -1;
} else if (this.salary > other.getSalary()) { // 工资大于其他人时返回正值
return 1;
} else { // 工资等于其他人时按照年龄再排序
if (this.age < other.getAge()) {
return 1;// 表示由高到低排序
} else if (this.age >= other.getAge()) {
return -1;
}
}
return 0;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return this.name + "\t" + this.age + "\t" + this.salary;
}
};
测试
package com.cc.cc;
import java.util.Arrays;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Worker [] workers = new Worker[5];
workers[0] = new Worker("test1",25,2000);
workers[1] = new Worker("test2",24,2100);
workers[2] = new Worker("test3",26,2100);
workers[3] = new Worker("test4",27,2200);
workers[4] = new Worker("test5",28,1900);
//调用Arrays.sort()方法进行排序
Arrays.sort(workers);
for(Worker w : workers){
System.out.println(w);
}
}
}