The name should be able to be sorted last name first. Profession should be able to be sorted alphabetically, date should be able to be sorted earliest first, street address alphabetically by name of street, city and state alphabetically, and zipcode and phone number numerically. You can ask the user to choose which field to sort and display the list of fields for them to select, or you could have them type in the name of the field to sort by, however works best for you, and then sort the three objects by that selected field and display them on the screen.
I need a Java program that will sort and display the contents of a text file by a field selected or typed in by the user. The file name should be text.txt, and it should be a comma delimited file. Here are the lines listed in test.txt that will be sorted:
Joe Dirt, custodian, 10-15-2001, 12345 Highway 9, Los Angeles, CA, 90075, 901-555-1234
Tyler Dearden, projectionist, 1-31-1975, 494 Main Street, Hollywood, CA, 90021, 901-555-1235
Jerry Dearden, comedian, 1-30-1974, 12345 Highway 8, New York, NY, 10022, 212-555-1234
The name should be able to be sorted last name first. Profession should be able to be sorted alphabetically, date should be able to be sorted earliest first, street address alphabetically by name of street, city and state alphabetically, and zipcode and phone number numerically. You can ask the user to choose which field to sort and display the list of fields for them to select, or you could have them type in the name of the field to sort by, however works best for you, and then sort the three objects by that selected field and display them on the screen.
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