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Thread: Sorting parallel arrays

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    Default Sorting parallel arrays

    I want a method to sort the parallel arrays according to the ascending order of names.
    The code is working however the names I enter is not sorted by ascending order. What am I doing wrong?

    public class SecA {
     
        //Method to store names,ages and marks for 10 people into parallel arrays
        public static void recAray(String[] name,int [] age,double[] mark)
        {
            for(int i=0;i<name.length;i++)//For loop to prompt to enter 10 names,ages and marks based on the names length array
            {
                Scanner in=new Scanner(System.in);//Creating Scanner object "in" to get input form the keyboard in the recAray method 
                  System.out.println("Enter name");//Prompting to enter name
                    name[i]=in.nextLine();
                        System.out.println("Enter age");//Prompting to enter age
                            age[i]=in.nextInt();
                                System.out.println("Enter mark");//Prompting to enter age
                                    mark[i]=in.nextDouble();
     
                 //Displaying names, ages and marks in array element [i]              
                System.out.println("Person is:"+" "+name[i]+" "+"Age is:"+" "+age[i]+" "+" "+"Mark is:"+
                                    " "+mark[i]);
            }
        }
     
     
     
        //Method to sort the parallel arrays according to the ascending order of names.        
        public void sortD (String[] name, int[] age, double[] mark) 
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < age.length - 1; i++) 
            {
                for (int j = 0; j < age.length -1-i; j++) 
                {
                    if (age[j] > age[j + 1]) 
                    {
            /*
            *Swap age with lowest age
            */
                    int ageTemp = age[j];
                            age[j] = age[j + 1];
                                   age[j + 1] = ageTemp;
     
                            /*
                             *   Swap name using the same index
                             *   of the age
                            */
                            String nameTemp = name[j];
                                    name[j] = name[j + 1];
                                        name[j + 1] = nameTemp;
     
                                      /*
                                       *   Swap marks using the same index
                                       *   of the age
                                       */
                                           double markTemp=mark[j];
                                                    mark[j]= mark[j + 1];
                                                        mark[j + 1]=markTemp;
                    }
     
               }
          }


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    Default Re: Sorting parallel arrays

    Please edit the post and fix the formatting of the statements. Statements at the same level of logic should start in the same column and NOT continually be indented.


    You ask:
    the names I enter is not sorted by ascending order
    The code says:
    *Swap age with lowest age

    * Swap name using the same index
    * of the age
    The code's comments imply the sorting is based on the age, NOT on the name.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: Sorting parallel arrays

    Yes,,thats what I'm doing. How do i swap the names. I don't know how to compare them as they are Strings.

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    Default Re: Sorting parallel arrays

    If comparing strings is all you need to figure out. Look at the javadocs for the compareTo() method. This should handle everything you need.
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