sorting in vectors

[Betsy Camel]

hi
i am having a vector. i want to store the first value in the vector as "A", second as "B" and third as "c".
The fourth value should again be set as "a" and so on.


eg


A[0] =vector.elementAt(0);
B[0]=vector.elementAt(1);
c[0]=vector.elementAt(3);
a[1]=vector.elementAt(4);
and so on... Please let me know how to do this.

[Kartik Patel]

This is the code you want

import java.util.*;

class sortVector
{

public static void main(String args[])
{
Vector vect=new Vector();
vect.add("c");
vect.add("f");
vect.add("k");
vect.add("a");
vect.add("g");
vect.add("z");

System.out.println("Vector before sorting--"+vect);
Collections.sort(vect);
System.out.println("Vector before sorting--"+vect);

}

}

[Betsy Camel]

I guess you have not understood the question i was asking. Please go through the question before you try to answer.


I am having a vector with values in it. the values have to be assigned

in this manner, depending on the size


a[0] = vector.elementAt[0];
b[0] =vector.elementAt[1];
and so on...where a & b are arrays or strings.

the fourth value from vector is again assigned to a[1].

[Rajasekar Elango]

I guess simple modulus will do the trick..

eg: a[index % length] = vector.getElementAt(index)

Regards,
Raja.

[Bear Bibeault]

Please be sure to post questions in the appropriate forum. Moved to Java in General.

[jiju ka]

i am having a vector. i want to store the first value in the vector as "A", second as "B" and third as "c".
The fourth value should again be set as "a" and so on.


eg


A[0] =vector.elementAt(0);
B[0]=vector.elementAt(1);
c[0]=vector.elementAt(3);
a[1]=vector.elementAt(4);

Your question is confusing. Sorry to say that. Let me ask you this

Are you asking how to distribute the values in vector among three arrays?

if so..

int collSize = vector.size();

arraySize = collSize/3 + 1; //not accurate though, consider size = 10

int[] a = new int[arraySize];
int[] b = new int[arraySize];
int[] c = new int[arraySize];
int aCount = bCunt = cCount = 0;

for each element in vector indexed by i; range 0 to size -1
{
currElement = vector.element at i;
if(i % 3 == 0)
{
a[aCount ++] = currElement;
}
else if (i % 3 == 1)
{
b[bCount ++] = currElement;
}
else
{
c[cCount ++] = currElement;
}


}

[jiju ka]

As I said before the arraySize is not accurate.

arraySize = collSize/3 + 1; //not accurate though, consider size = 10

int[] a = new int[arraySize];
int[] b = new int[arraySize];
int[] c = new int[arraySize];

Below is a solution to compute right array size.
In case of 10 elements you need three arrays with 4, 3, 3 elements respectively
In case of 11 elements you need three arrays with 4, 4, 3 elements respectively
In case of 12 elements you need three arrays with 4, 4, 4 elements respectively

So the ArraySize can be different for all arrays.
Say aArraySize, BArraySize, cArraySize

After dividing the size by 3 you get a fraction,
If this fraction is zero (3/3), aArraySize = bArraySize = cArraySize = size/3;
If this fraction is .33 (1/3) or less than .5
aArraySize = size/3 + 1; bArraySize = cArraySize = size/3;
If this fraction is .66(2/3) or greater than .5
aArraySize = bArraySize = size/3 + 1; cArraySize = size/3;

To find the fraction you can do

fraction = size/3 - (int)size/3

[ December 21, 2005: Message edited by: jiju ka ]
[ December 21, 2005: Message edited by: jiju ka ]