Thread: Error when trying to use ArrayComparator

 
import java.util.*;
public class c02 {
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String[][] catalogue = new String[99][4];
        boolean endProg, inputOK;
        String input, product, code, price, phrase;
        int count = 0;
 
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
       // ArrayComparator ac=new ArrayComparator(0, "asc");
 
        do {
            endProg = true;
            System.out.print("Enter prodduct description (# to stop) : ");
            input = sc.nextLine();
            if (input.equalsIgnoreCase("#")) {
                endProg = false;
                break;
            }
            product = input;
            System.out.print("Enter prodduct code: ");
            input = sc.nextLine();
            code = input;
            System.out.print("Enter prodduct unit price: ");
            input = sc.nextLine();
            price = input;
            System.out.print("Enter prodduct unit phrase: ");
            input = sc.nextLine();
            phrase = input;
            catalogue[count][0] = code;
            catalogue[count][1] = product;
            catalogue[count][2] = price;
            catalogue[count][3] = phrase;
 
            count++;
 
        } while (endProg);
 
        Arrays.sort(catalogue, new ArrayComparator(0, "asc") {});
 
        System.out.println("Your Catalog: ");
...

error for the following code:

Compiling 2 source files to I:\TestCode\build\classes
I:\TestCode\src\c02.java:44: error: cannot find symbol
        Arrays.sort(catalogue, new ArrayComparator(0, "asc") {});
  symbol:   class ArrayComparator
  location: class c02
1 error
I:\TestCode\nbproject\build-impl.xml:915: The following error occurred while executing this line:
I:\TestCode\nbproject\build-impl.xml:268: Compile failed; see the compiler error output for details.
BUILD FAILED (total time: 1 second)

Originally Posted by Norm

Where is the class ArrayComparator defined? The compiler can not find its definition.

based on this java doc i thought ArrayComparator already being defined by java

sorry abt the mistake... i got my code to work already... thanks for the help