// Build a vector of words to be sorted
Vector list = new Vector();
list.add("mocha");
list.add("chocolate");
list.add("espresso");
list.add("cappuccino");
// Obtain a collator
Collator collate = Collator.getInstance();
// Create an array to hold the CollationKey objects
CollationKey[] keys = new CollationKey[list.size()];
// Fill the array
for (int k = 0; k < list.size(); k ++)
keys[k] = collate.getCollationKey((String)list.elementAt(k));
// Use a standard bubble sort to collate the keys
CollationKey tmp;
for (int i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
for (int j = i + 1; j < keys.length; j++) {
// Compare the keys
if ( keys[i].compareTo( keys[j] ) > 0 ) {
// Swap keys[i] and keys[j]
tmp = keys[i];
keys[i] = keys[j];
keys[j] = tmp;
}
}
}
// Display the sorted results
StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
for (int l= 0;l < keys.length; l++) {
System.out.println(keys[l].getSourceString());
}
