Java Program to Sort an Array of Strings in Lexicographical Order (Dictionary Order)

// Java Program to Sort Elements in
// Lexicographical Order (Dictionary Order)
import java.io.*;
import java.util.Arrays;

class GFG {
    
    // this function prints the array passed as argument
    public static void print(String arr[]) {
      
        for (String s : arr)
            System.out.print(s + " ");
        System.out.println();
    }
  
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Initializing String array
        String arr2[]
            = { "Rat", "Dog", "Cat" };

        // sorting String array in Lexicographical Order
        // Ingonring case case while sorting using CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER
        Arrays.sort(arr2,
                    String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER);
      
        print(arr2);
    }
}

// Java Program to Sort Elements in 
// Lexicographical Order (Dictionary Order)
import java.io.*;

class GFG {

    // this method sorts the string array lexicographically
    public static void sort(String s[]) {
      
        for (int i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
          
            for (int j = i + 1; j < s.length; j++) {
              
                if (s[i].compareToIgnoreCase(s[j]) > 0) {
                    String temp = s[i];
                    s[i] = s[j];
                    s[j] = temp;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // this function prints the array passed as argument
    public static void print(String s[]) {
        for (String s1 : s) 
            System.out.print(s1 + " ");
        System.out.println();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
      
        // Initializing String array
        String arr[] = { "Rat", "Dog", "Cat" };

        // sorting String array lexicographically
        sort(arr);

        print(arr);
    }
}

// Java Program to Sort Elements 
// in Lexicographical Order (Dictionary Order)
import java.util.*;

public class ArrayOfStringSort {
  
    public static void main(String[] args) {
      
        String[] sa = { "Rat", "Dog", "Cat" };
        
        // Sorting using a custom comparator
        Arrays.sort(sa, (a, b) -> a.compareToIgnoreCase(b));

        for (String s : sa) {
            System.out.print(s + " ");
        }
    }
}

// Java Program to Sort Elements in 
// Lexicographical Order (Dictionary Order)
import java.util.*;
import java.util.stream.*;

public class ArraysOfStringSort {
  
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String[] sa = { "Rat", "Dog", "Cat" };

        // sort using Stream API with CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER
        String[] arr = Arrays.stream(sa)
                                      .sorted(String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER) // using a comparator for case-insensitive sorting
                                      .toArray(String[]::new);  // collect back into an array
        
        for (String s : arr) {
            System.out.print(s + " ");
        }
    }
}