OnJava8-Examples/arrays/AlphabeticSearch.java

// arrays/AlphabeticSearch.java
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// We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose.
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// Searching with a Comparator.
import java.util.*;
import onjava.*;

public class AlphabeticSearch {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    String[] sa = Generated.array(new String[30],
      new RandomSupplier.String(5));
    Arrays.sort(sa, String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER);
    System.out.println(Arrays.toString(sa));
    int index = Arrays.binarySearch(sa, sa[10],
      String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER);
    System.out.println("Index: "+ index + "\n"+ sa[index]);
  }
}
/* Output:
[bkIna, cQrGs, cXZJo, dLsmw, eGZMm, EqUCB, gwsqP, hKcxr,
HLGEa, HqXum, HxxHv, JMRoE, JmzMs, Mesbt, MNvqe, nyGcF,
ogoYW, OneOE, OWZnT, RFJQA, rUkZP, sgqia, slJrL, suEcU,
uTpnX, vpfFv, WHkjU, xxEAJ, YNzbr, zDyCy]
Index: 10
HxxHv
*/