Sorted names

The problem

Write a program that asks the user to enter three names, and then display the name sorted in ascending order. For example if the user enterd "Charlie" , "Leslie" , and "Andy", the program would display:

Andy
Charlie
Leslie

Breaking it down

Create variables

// collection to hold names
List<String> names = Lists.newArrayList();

// scanner object for keyboard input.
Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);

String name;

Ask user for input

// Get the user's selection.
do {
    System.out.print("Enter name (-1 to exit): ");
    name = keyboard.next();
    if (!name.equals("-1")) {
        names.add(name);
    }

} while (!name.equals("-1"));

Sort collection

Collections.sort(names);

Display names

for (String name2 : names) {
    System.out.println(name2);
}

Output

Enter name (-1 to exit): Jack
Enter name (-1 to exit): Sally
Enter name (-1 to exit): Tim
Enter name (-1 to exit): Billy
Enter name (-1 to exit): Allan
Enter name (-1 to exit): -1
Allan
Billy
Jack
Sally
Tim

Level Up

Enhance program to include the amount of time it took to sort names
Enhance output with a column heading
Display whether or not the names are already sorted