I concur with Nash. Use a Comparator Object for this. Itis in the java.util package.
Dave Patton On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 10:27, nash e. foster wrote: > You could have your PeopleBean implement Comparable, which is pretty > easy, and then use TreeSet to create a sorted set using your compareTo > method. > > -nash > > On Monday, March 10, 2003, at 01:16 PM, Søren Blidorf wrote: > > > > > Hi. > > I need to sort my collection "people" in alphabetic order by lastname, > > firstname. > > Can anybody help me? > > > > I guess I should do it in the Action and not when displayed in jsp > > page. > > > > > > > > Collection people = new ArrayList(); > > > > while( rs.next() ) { > > PeopleBean pb = new PeopleBean(); > > pb.setId(rs.getInt("ID")); > > pb.setFirstname( rs.getString( "FIRSTNAME" )); > > pb.setLastname( rs.getString( "LASTNAME" )); > > } > > > > people.add( pb ); > > > > > > Søren Blidorf > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > *********************************************************************** > This message is intended only for the use of the intended recipient and > may contain information that is PRIVILEGED and/or CONFIDENTIAL. If you > are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, > dissemination, disclosure or copying of this communication is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please > destroy all copies of this message and its attachments and notify us > immediately. > *********************************************************************** > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________ David H. Patton [EMAIL PROTECTED] (202) 276-8998 - pcs -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> mQENBDui6osBCADP9OqVftQ2qxZz2fsxEf6GT6V2Fu0c2iIIMeWGyc5Pwl+xXe2w 3wx2pmNkLy3Zjp2/5q4nhvJd/GVn5gRR9OVTKgAz4o+xcOcAVIbgz3xFICbLozKa 2aZOUDtOu0TuYGhI9iIeGuPjnMjsS38EfZQ2DWwd+p5UW6wnsSuG7xniUT372v8w YrtUwnKQwjRUGUlZoX1zwvJj50xEzipyyHosMuzjoHme+d+MEECRhAK81p0487kl X0UMXBehnsFK1mjbtQgfy2fdk0KT4NxKSD5s8ojoSdJ7R5CMwvh1UM4v2aAEqKvE CYaCWrAfZ7+TQGHXu75ejJz1iIuUno1fVsgLABEBAAG0IkRhdmUgUGF0dG9uIDxk cGF0dG9uQG52ZW50dXJlLmNvbT6JAS4EEAECABgFAjui6osICwMJCAcCAQoCGQEF GwMAAAAACgkQ5ZDkPqeKwH9Xswf/aP2WGiAU+HFxV136uKW5oDtZtSvm0YuW69Ra A2dPKFPp6E7v+w2c7yEV4+ZkVxbfk+VOh3p1MpXR367nQl9C+jMAD7MvPU6/KI+T 5WDzzKEGsyxOI+GYeGRKO0ZAYITG9HxevvKa1GMHBwRYNr2Qv62ckkHTy5rdmzZe PFM/am8B9maH5gKg6oIqzJwfmvb+ll8DRbhfI25trLqzggifrFcZHkOwTVGLNfdM cPWK/Yu4dOLAKCow06q0G/tDmXNkcyx12R6Z4Y/cQ5Qyvt1WP+eQAM/HBJI8rR9c cxS80pEorJIx4a7x9EsiwmB8milqBrXqHN2GRe/PnZSM9czBK7kBDQQ7ouqNAQgA sWO4lchFwK6leJClCpdaCjL4oUGjiZorW+XG2YKtQW6a+oYlplcHFkMSibkTN6Jc RdPEkarRvJ7sj+UgsUfkj4//EtqARuHTXhnMlsjqISTXlS2l61fQFg1d0iwvinyV sq6lVDtrr7UBe2b5TOuoRe13CzGWyhNQafV1gMcpBx9KxNi24UowJiT+cJpnxMCu +DNElC2AmG7phPagSFL8F4f++dGL2l8kAkxCSCl3Kr+8HUlFmOwwZ1PGSSM83pM/ NNZKDAdGUiBRKqC32oOhKacxb6cf4ta1kZ6GDZcqVo+5qlz4OtUKbRLtW5Y8tiFc PwkDePX/F1490V3YWgHVzwARAQABiQEiBBgBAgAMBQI7ouqNBRsMAAAAAAoJEOWQ 5D6nisB/8xsIAJLNUQC8SOQF5txBrO22W7uAJ9xU9RK66Pyf9a+KjdNf4rE6vK4n vhbSGmtoPB4bzOQ9RKpo8ihBQp1cY9mLnwuJDKSuzpkaOK5pd+bifwY20tweULR6 4rtU8uLL1H0eom2IBjSXhf4n8DEdyrGKKHYNO/GRLx/UHHcLEFvz+4buHrCPoiBP JwjS/Ifg5xc3nTJnZmG2HzapoRwgXxGitbNTArUZWkqHYLygA1/ilmnFs8POj/s+ TD4wSuDlrwE2CE2O8XbRuRVPryzn8mXXdZ1pSwrrvZjRU5rnDRAOqhHZQQbudVd3 XvnDDBDoURSqwDqnwOkoOSTC95aj+vy5WW0= =/zoc -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----