sort array list of special strings, by date

Question

I have an arrayList.

This is an arrayList of strings. The string contains a \"Date.toString\" in format of \"January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT\" +

Answer 1

For each String, convert it to a Date, possibly using a SimpleDateFormat, and put them all in a TreeMap, which will sort them for you.

Edit: And as @Sean Patrick Floyd suggested, do it on input.