Convert object to String

Hi,
need help, hope you will help me.

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;

class LastFirstComparator implements Comparator {

public int compare(Object obj1, Object obj2) {
int result = 0;
int i = 0;
String[] str1 = (String[]) obj1; /// this seems not working, how to change to string type?
String[] str2 = (String[]) obj2; /// because it is working with String array.

do {
result = str1[i].compareTo(str2[i]);
i++;
if (i == 7) {
break;
}
} while (result == 0);

return result;
}
}

public class LexiComparator {

public static void main(String args[]) {

Integer a1[][] = {{13, -2, 3, 99, 0, 9, 45},
{2, 3, 9, 45, 4, 44, 21},
{22, 445, 0, -5, -56, 6, 223}}; ///if I pass it as String [][] = {{"13","-2"...},{"2","3",...},{...}}; it works, but I need to use Integer type 2d array.
Arrays.sort(a1, new LastFirstComparator());
}
}

Please give some ideas. Thanks


Out put:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: [Ljava.lang.Integer; cannot be cast to [Ljava.lang.String;
at finalproject.LastFirstComparator.compare(LexiCompa rator.java:23)...

Quote:

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Originally Posted by innspiron

Hi,
need help, hope you will help me.

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;

class LastFirstComparator implements Comparator {

public int compare(Object obj1, Object obj2) {
int result = 0;
int i = 0;
String[] str1 = (String[]) obj1; /// this seems not working, how to change to string type?
String[] str2 = (String[]) obj2; /// because it is working with String array.

do {
result = str1[i].compareTo(str2[i]);
i++;
if (i == 7) {
break;
}
} while (result == 0);

return result;
}
}

public class LexiComparator {

public static void main(String args[]) {

Integer a1[][] = {{13, -2, 3, 99, 0, 9, 45},
{2, 3, 9, 45, 4, 44, 21},
{22, 445, 0, -5, -56, 6, 223}}; ///if I pass it as String [][] = {{"13","-2"...},{"2","3",...},{...}}; it works, but I need to use Integer type 2d array.
Arrays.sort(a1, new LastFirstComparator());
}
}

Please give some ideas. Thanks


Out put:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: [Ljava.lang.Integer; cannot be cast to [Ljava.lang.String;
at finalproject.LastFirstComparator.compare(LexiCompa rator.java:23)...

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Your Comparator expects two String arrays; you are passing Integer arrays so the cast fails and the jvm says so; change your Comparator (to make it expect Integer[] instead) and all will be fine.

kind regards,

Jos

why I did not think about it before, why I was trying to fix the object. it works now. thank you.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by innspiron

why I did not think about it before, why I was trying to fix the object. it works now. thank you.

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If you had used generics the compiler could've assisted you somewhat, e.g.

Code:

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class LastFirstComparator implements Comparator<Integer[]> {
       
        public int compare(Integer[] a, Integer[] b) {
               
                // compare a and b here ...
        }
}

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kind regards,

Jos