Java get String CompareTo as a comparator object

Question

I would like to sort and binary search a static array of strings via the String.CompareTo comparator.

The problem is that both sorting, and binary searching requires that a Comparator object be passed in -- So how do I pass in the built in string comparator?

Answer 1

You may write your own comparator

public class ExampleComparator  implements Comparator<String> {
  public int compare(String obj1, String obj2) {
    if (obj1 == obj2) {
        return 0;
    }
    if (obj1 == null) {
        return -1;
    }
    if (obj2 == null) {
        return 1;
    }
    return obj1.compareTo(obj2);
  }
}