java - How to sort an arraylist of objects using one common property

Question

I have an arraylist of Student objects which have several properties including first and last name, gpa, UID (university ID number), and more. I am stumped on how to sort the arraylist using the UID. The UID is an integer number, however, I'm forced to have it in String format for this project. If I can parse the numeric string into an int, how then can I sort the arraylist from lowest to highest using that number?

Answer 1

List<Student> students = // create and populate your list...
Collections.sort(students, new Comparator<Student>() {
    @Override
    pulbic int compare(Student s1, Student s2) {
        return Integer.valueOf(s1.getUid())
                .compareTo(Integer.valueOf(s2.getUid));
    }
}