// arrays/AlphabeticSearch.java // (c)2016 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt // We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose. // Visit http://mindviewinc.com/Books/OnJava/ for more book information. // 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 */