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Thread: Sorting a list error

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    Default Sorting a list error

    I am reading a file and sorting a list, and I cannot figure out why I am getting an error on line 15 that contains the following code
    	 Collections.sort(sortedContributorList, new Contributor());

    This is the error I keep getting:

    The method sort(List<T>, Comparator<? super T>) in the type Collections is not applicable for the arguments (LinkedList<Contributor>, Contributor)



    import java.util.*;
    import java.io.*;
     
     
    public class myhashTable {
     
     public static LinkedList<Contributor> sortedContributorList = new LinkedList<Contributor>();
     
    public myhashTable(){
     
    }
    public void sortedLL(){
    	readFile();
    	 Collections.sort(sortedContributorList, new Contributor());
    	 printSortedList(sortedContributorList);
    }
     
    private static void readFile()
    {//opens a private method for reading the contributor.csv file
    	String fileLocation ="C:address/here.csv";
     
            //variable to hold the file 
            String readLine;//sets the variable to read the lines within the file
            BufferedReader csvBuffReader;//calls the reader to read the text from a character-input stream
     
            try//
            {//opens a try condition. In this instance we are trying to read a file
                csvBuffReader = new BufferedReader (new FileReader(fileLocation));//creates a new reader for reading the .csv file
     
                while ((readLine = csvBuffReader.readLine()) != null)//creates a while loop and condition for reading the line
                {//opens the while loop... the condition states, while there are lines to read, keep reading them, when the line is empty, stop reading
                    Contributor contributors = createContribList(readLine);//creates a new linked list/stack to store the contents of the read file
     
                    addToList (contributors);//as the file is being read, this places the information into a linked stack
                }//closes the while loop
            }//ends the try condition
     
            catch (IOException e)//presents a solution for handling an error if the try was unable to import the file or export data to a file
            {//opens the catch block
                System.out.println(e.toString());//if an error occurs, the error handler would print an error message to screen
            }//ends the catch block
     
            System.out.println("Reading the CSV file was successful.");//prints message to the screen
    }//end
     
    public static Contributor createContribList (String line){
        final String LL = ", ";//sets the variable to read the line until a comma appears, then proceeds to call that string a token
        StringTokenizer lineToken;//breaks the lines of text into desired strings for enhanced readability
        int tokenNumber = 0;//sets and initializes the variable
        Contributor sortedList = new Contributor();//creates a new linked list/stack for storing information from the file
     
        lineToken = new StringTokenizer(line, LL);//creates a new tokenizer for breaking the lines of information into appropriate sections
     
                while(lineToken.hasMoreTokens()){ // while loop to set conditions to set data with tokennumber as long as it has more tokens
                    switch (tokenNumber){// sentinel switch to move tokenizer and set data in variables with data types
                        case 0: sortedList.setFirstName(lineToken.nextToken());
                                    break;
                        case 1: sortedList.setLastName(lineToken.nextToken());
                                    break;
                        case 2: sortedList.setCountry(lineToken.nextToken());
                                    break;
                        case 3: sortedList.setPhoneNumber(lineToken.nextToken());
                                    break;
                        case 4: sortedList.setContributorAmount(Double.valueOf(lineToken.nextToken()));
                                    break;
                        case 5: sortedList.setId(Integer.valueOf(lineToken.nextToken()));
                        break;
     
                    }//ends the switch condition for placing tokenized data into the appropriate sections
                    tokenNumber++;//Increments the token number so that each token is read
                }//ends the while loop
                return sortedList;//returns the tokenized and switched information 
            }//ends the private method for storing the switched and tokenized data read from a file
     
    public static void addToList(Contributor LL)//method to add data to LL
    {//opens the private method
      sortedContributorList.add(LL);//add the data into each node of the linked list/stack  
    }//closes the private method
     
        public static void printSortedList(List<Contributor> lL)//prints info in the linked list/stack
    {//opens the private method
        Contributor currentSort;//sets the variable for the linked list
        for (int count=0;count<lL.size(); count++)//creates a loop for reading the linked list/stack. once the stack is empty the compiler stops reading
        {//opens the for loop
            currentSort = lL.get(count);//get the information
            System.out.println("Contributor # " + (count+1));//header
            System.out.println();//formatting readability
            currentSort.printContr();// prints nodes
        }//ends the for loop
    }
     
    }


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    Default Re: Sorting a list error

    Well, look at the error message:
    The method sort(List<T>, Comparator<? super T>) in the type Collections is not applicable for the arguments (LinkedList<Contributor>, Contributor)
    it is pretty straight forward.

    The "sort" method needs a List as first parameter and a Comparator as a second parameter.
    You try to give it a List and a Contributor. I dont know what a Contributor is supposed to be but it is obviously not a Comparator.

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    Default Re: Sorting a list error

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