Java Alphabetizing Strings

Question

I have a project for class were I need to get 4 different strings inputted and then output them in alphabetical order.

So far I have this:

String wd1         


        

Answer 1

For comparing more than 2 strings you should put the strings in an array and then run them through a sorting method

public class SortLetters2 {
public String[] sort(String[] asd) {
    String[] sorted = asd.clone();
    for (int i = 0; i < sorted.length; i++) {
        for (int j = i + 1; j < sorted.length; j++) {
            int compare = sorted[i].compareTo(sorted[j]);
            if ((compare > 0) && (i != j)) {
                //compare two strings
                String temp = sorted[j];
                sorted[j] = sorted[i];
                sorted[i] = temp;
            }
        }
    }
    return sorted;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
    SortLetters2 list1 = new SortLetters2();
    //SortLetters2 is the class name
    Scanner scan1 = new Scanner(System.in);
    String wd1, wd2, wd3, wd4;
    System.out.println("Type Word One: ");
    wd1 = scan1.next();
    System.out.println("Type Word Two: ");
    wd2 = scan1.next();
    System.out.println("Type Word Three: ");
    wd3 = scan1.next();
    System.out.println("Type Word Four: ");
    wd4 = scan1.next();
    String array[] = {wd1, wd2, wd3, wd4};
    //set array equal to the inputs
    String[] sortedArray = list1.sort(array);
    for (int i = 0; i < sortedArray.length; i++) {
        if (i == sortedArray.length - 1) {
            System.out.println(sortedArray[i]);
        } else {
            System.out.print(sortedArray[i] + ",");
        }
    }
    //run sorting program
}
}