how to sort in descending order in java code example

Example 1: collections.sort descending order in java

Collections.sort(arraylist, Collections.reverseOrder());

Example 2: java list sort descending

import java.util.*;
public class Details  {

	public static void main(String args[]){
	   ArrayList<String> arraylist = new ArrayList<String>();
	   arraylist.add("AA");
	   arraylist.add("ZZ");
	   arraylist.add("CC");
	   arraylist.add("FF");

	   /*Unsorted List: ArrayList content before sorting*/
	   System.out.println("Before Sorting:");
	   for(String str: arraylist){
			System.out.println(str);
		}

	   /* Sorting in decreasing order*/
	   Collections.sort(arraylist, Collections.reverseOrder());

	   /* Sorted List in reverse order*/
	   System.out.println("ArrayList in descending order:");
	   for(String str: arraylist){
			System.out.println(str);
		}
	}
}

Example 3: how to sort an array

import java.util.Scanner;
public class JavaExample 
{
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
    	int count, temp;
    	
    	//User inputs the array size
        Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.print("Enter number of elements you want in the array: ");
        count = scan.nextInt();
    
        int num[] = new int[count];
        System.out.println("Enter array elements:");
        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) 
        {
            num[i] = scan.nextInt();
        }
        scan.close();
        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) 
        {
            for (int j = i + 1; j < count; j++) { 
                if (num[i] > num[j]) 
                {
                    temp = num[i];
                    num[i] = num[j];
                    num[j] = temp;
                }
            }
        }
        System.out.print("Array Elements in Ascending Order: ");
        for (int i = 0; i < count - 1; i++) 
        {
            System.out.print(num[i] + ", ");
        }
        System.out.print(num[count - 1]);
    }
}

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