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    i need a code that can print 6 random numbers. the first five numbers have to be from 51-100 and the sixth one has to be from 1-50, the numbers cannot repeat and they have to be sorted from greatest to least. i got the first two parts right but idk how to sort them after they've been shuffled. can someone please help me or give me some tips.

    import java.util.Random;
    import java.util.Collections;
     import java.util.ArrayList;
     public class Lottery {
     
       public static void main(String[] args) {
     
     
         ArrayList<Integer> numbers = new ArrayList<Integer>();
         for(int i = 51; i < 100; i++)
         {
         numbers.add(i);
       }
     
         Collections.shuffle(numbers);
         System.out.print("This week's lottery numbers are: ");
         for(int j =0; j < 5; j++)
         {
           System.out.print(numbers.get(j) + " ");
         }
      Random f = new Random();
    {
     
      int lastnum=f.nextInt(50) + 1;
     
      System.out.print("  "+lastnum);
    }
     
     
     
     
       }
     }

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    Default Re: need help

    idk how to sort them
    Look at the Collections class. It has sort methods.
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    Default Re: need help

    if i use collection.sort(numbers) it just prints the same 5 numbers every time.
    51 52 53 54 55

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    What's in the collection before you sort it?
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    Default Re: need help

    before i used collection.sort i would get 5 random numbers from 51-100 unsorted and a 6th number from 1-50 which is always last and doesn't need to be sorted

    Output:
    This week's lottery numbers are: 95 55 74 65 99 43

    what i want the output to be:
    This week's lottery numbers are: 99 95 74 65 55 43

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    Does the program print out the contents of the collection before it sorts it?
    What is printed?

    Can you post the current version of the program?
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    Default Re: need help

    I use JCreator LE V1.00. It does not show the contents of the collection. Below is exactly whats printed from the code above. the numbers are random everytime. I just need to find a way to put the numbers in order from greatest to least.

    This week's lottery numbers are: 60 74 75 87 71 22

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    Default Re: need help

    Print out the contents of the collection before you sort it. When you see that, you'll understand what the problem is.
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    Default Re: need help

    I saw what was wrong in the collection, i made two arraylists shuffled the first one and then added it to the second arraylist and then sorted the second one.
    ty norm