Thread: unable to add my array(Words[]) to PriorityQueue

import java.util.*;

public class PriorityCustom {

public static void main(String[] args) {

String[] words = {"apple", "crowd", "snow", "place", "snap", "zoo", "zing", "smile", "motto", "simple", "elegant","zebra"};

PriorityQueue<String> stringQueue = new PriorityQueue<String>(20,new Comparator<String>() {
String Z = "z";
String S = "s";
//@Override

public int compare(String S1,String S2) {

if (S1.startsWith(Z)) {
return +3;
}
else if (S2.startsWith(S)) {
return -1;
}
else {
return 3;
}
}
});


for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
PriorityQueues.add(String[] words);

while(!stringQueue.isEmpty)
System.out.println(stringQueue.remove());

}
}

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when i call my "remove()" method
I want my Priority Queue to first give out the words starting with 's' then 'z' and then the rest.

these are the errors I got when I tried to complile

PriorityCustom.java:30: ')' expected
stringQueue.add(String[] words);
^
PriorityCustom.java:30: illegal start of expression
stringQueue.add(String[] words);

for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
PriorityQueues.add(String[] words);
 
while(!stringQueue.isEmpty)
System.out.println(stringQueue.remove());

You must look the statement under for loop and the function you want to call in while condition. A function must have () .
While PriorityQueues is nothing in knowledge of compiler. And why do you want to add the array of words (empty though) everytime in so called PriorityQueues?
Also, add() expects String not the array of String.

I did correct the code

I separates words starting with S and Z from other but does not separate words staring with S and Z

as mentioned above, i was to remove wile displaying, first the words starting with S then Z and then the rest ...

//Hope to find some help//

import java.util.*;

public class PriorityCustom {


public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

//String[] words = {"apple", "crowd", "snow", "place", "snap", "zoo", "zing", "smile", "motto", "simple", "elegant","zebra"};


PriorityQueue<String> stringQueue = new PriorityQueue<String>(20,new Comparator<String>() {


String Z = "z";
String S = "s";
//@Override

public int compare(String S1,String S2) {

if (S1.startsWith(S)) {
//System.out.println("if1" +S1.startsWith(S));
return -1;

}
if (S1.startsWith(Z)) {
//System.out.println("if2" +S2.startsWith(Z));
return 0;
}
else {
return +1;
}
}

});

stringQueue.add("apple");
stringQueue.add("simple");
stringQueue.add("snap");
stringQueue.add("zing");
stringQueue.add("elegant");
stringQueue.add("crowd");
stringQueue.add("snow");
stringQueue.add("place");
stringQueue.add("smile");
stringQueue.add("motto");
stringQueue.add("zebra");
stringQueue.add("zoo");


while(!stringQueue.isEmpty())
System.out.println(stringQueue.remove());

}
}

PriorityQueue auto sorts the data it holds. You must read it again for what you need or explain in a precise way. Atleast i am unable to understand what you mean to ask/say...