How to sort 2 arrays together

[masaka]

Hi, i have 2 arrays the frist is to stroe students names and the second is for students grades i want to sort the names in alphabetical order and the grades moves to its names how to do this

Code:

import java.util.*;
public class Main {
static Scanner console= new Scanner(System.in);
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
   String []names=new String[10];    
   for(int i =0;i<names.length;i++)
   {
    System.out.print("Please Enter Student name ");
    System.out.println();
    names[i] =console.next();
    }   
    int []grade=new int[10];    
   for(int i =0;i<grade.length;i++)
   {
    System.out.print("Please Enter Student name ");
    System.out.println();
    grade[i] =console.nextInt();
    }
     
  }
// Now I want to define a method that sort the names
// and then moves the grade to its name    
}

[Eranga]

Use Arrays.sort() to sort an one array, keep the track if index and find the corresponding element of the next.

[masaka]

please write code to explain more

[Eranga]

Best things is make an attempt to do something. Anyway here is a simple code, keep in mind this is not the only way to do this.

Code:

public class ArrayComparing {

    Scanner console= new Scanner(System.in);
    String[] names;
    String[] temp;
    int[] grade;
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new ArrayComparing().getUserData();
    }
    
    private void getUserData() {
        names = new String[3];    
        for(int i = 0; i < names.length; i++) {
            System.out.print("Please Enter Student name: ");
            names[i] =console.nextLine();
            temp[i] = names[i];
        }
        
        grade = new int[3];    
        for(int i =0;i<grade.length;i++) {
            System.out.print("Please Enter Student marks: ");
            grade[i] =console.nextInt();
        }          
        
        sortArray(names);     
    }
    
    private void sortArray(String[] arrayToSort) {
        Arrays.sort(arrayToSort);
        
        getIndex(arrayToSort);
    }
    
    private void getIndex(String[] sortedArray) {
        for(int x = 0; x < sortedArray.length; x++) {
            for(int y = 0; y < names.length; y++) {
                if(sortedArray[x].equals(temp[y])) {
                    System.out.println(sortedArray[x] + " " + grade[y]);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

[masaka]

what is your opion of this code and is there another way to do this?
this only the method used to sort the two arrayes

Code:

public void sort(String[] names, int[] grade){
    boolean swapped;
    do{
        swapped = false;
        for (int i = 0; i < names.length-1; i++) {
            if(names[i].compareToIgnoreCase(names[i+1])>0){
                String temp = names[i+1];
                names[i+1] = names[i];
                names[i] = temp;
                
                int temp1 = grade[i+1];
                grade[i+1] = grade[i];
                grade[i] = temp1;
                    
                swapped=true;
            }
        }
    }while(swapped);             
}

[Eranga]

Ok, did you test that your code and get the correct answer? If so that's fine.

Just look at my code. Used fewer number of lines to do this. At the time that is the way I get into my mind.

[masaka]

it is work but how to divid this code into 2 methods the frist sort names and the second sort grades

[masaka]

import java.util.*;
public class Main {
static Scanner console= new Scanner(System.in);
public static void main(String[] args)
{
String []names=new String[2];
for(int i =0;i<names.length;i++)
{
System.out.print("Please Enter Student name ");
System.out.println();
names[i] =console.next();
}
int []grade=new int[2];
for(int i =0;i<grade.length;i++)
{
System.out.print("Please Enter Student grade ");
System.out.println();
grade[i] =console.nextInt();
}
sortname(names,grade);
// here should be acall to amethod to prtint the arrays after sorting
// i donnot know how to return the sorted arrays to make the print
}
public static void sortname(String[] names, int[] grade){
boolean swapped;
do{
swapped = false;
for (int i = 0; i < names.length-1; i++)
{
if(names[i].compareToIgnoreCase(names[i+1])>0)
{
String temp = names[i+1];
names[i+1] = names[i];
names[i] = temp;
// here after sort the name we make acall to the second mehthod
sortgrade(names,grade,i);
swapped=true;
}
}
}while(swapped);

}
public static void sortgrade(String []names,int[] grade ,int i)
{ // this method to sort the garde arry
if(names[i].compareToIgnoreCase(names[i+1])>0)
{
int temp1 = grade[i+1];
grade[i+1] = grade[i];
grade[i] = temp1;
}

}
// here will be the print method
}

[Eranga]

Check the output and see it's sorted there.

[masaka]

thanks it need some modify and finished at last
thanks alot for you

[Eranga]

Ok try it and let me here if you like, I see what happened in your code.

[masaka]

import java.util.*;
public class Main {
static Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
public static void main(String[] args)
{
String []names=new String[2];
for(int i =0;i<names.length;i++)
{
System.out.print("Please Enter Student name ");
System.out.println();
names[i] =console.next();
}
int []grade=new int[2];
for(int i =0;i<grade.length;i++)
{
System.out.print("Please Enter Student grade ");
System.out.println();
grade[i] = console.nextInt();
}
sortname(names,grade);
print (names,grade);
}
public static void sortname(String[] names, int[] grade){
boolean swapped;
do{
swapped = false;
for (int i = 0; i < names.length-1; i++)
{
if(names[i].compareToIgnoreCase(names[i+1])>0)
{
String temp = names[i+1];
names[i+1] = names[i];
names[i] = temp;
sortgrade(names, grade,i);
swapped=true;
}
}
}while(swapped);
}
public static void sortgrade(String []names,int[] grade ,int i)
{ int temp1 = grade[i+1];
grade[i+1] = grade[i];
grade[i] = temp1;
}
public static void print(String []names,int[] grade )
{
for (int i = 0; i < names.length; i++)
System.out.print(names[i]+" "+grade[i]+"\n");
}
}

[Eranga]

Yep, your attempt is not bad. How you going to handle more than two entries at a time. I mean using this code only can sorted two students.

[Eranga]

Always I try to pointed out, try to use minimum number of variables. In your sortgrade() method you have not refer string array names. If you are not use it, better to avoid declaring such things.