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Java Java Data Structures - Retired Organizing Data Comparable

Marcus Schumacher
Marcus Schumacher
16,616 Points

Confused on Java Comparable.

Here is the prompt:

Alright, now let's order the blog post's creation date chronologically, oldest first. NOTE: The app where this class is being used ensures that no two blog posts are posted at the same time, so you do not need to worry about any edge cases.

com/example/BlogPost.java
package com.example;

import java.util.Date;

public class BlogPost implements Comparable{
  private String mAuthor;
  private String mTitle;
  private String mBody;
  private String mCategory;
  private Date mCreationDate;

  public BlogPost(String author, String title, String body, String category, Date creationDate) {
    mAuthor = author;
    mTitle = title;
    mBody = body;
    mCategory = category;
    mCreationDate = creationDate;
  }

  @Override 
  public int compareTo(Object obj) { //This is the function I just wrote 

    BlogPost bp = (BlogPost) obj;
    if(equals(bp)) {
     return 0; 
    }
    return 1;
  }

  public String[] getWords() {
    return mBody.split("\\s+");
  }

  public String getAuthor() {
    return mAuthor;
  }

  public String getTitle() {
    return mTitle;
  }

  public String getBody() {
    return mBody;
  }

  public String getCategory() {
    return mCategory;
  }

  public Date getCreationDate() {
    return mCreationDate;
  }
}

2 Answers

Alexander Nikiforov
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Alexander Nikiforov
Java Web Development Techdegree Graduate 22,175 Points

Make sure you check community answers by clicking at 'Comparable' at the top of the page at the end of line:

Java -> Java Data Structures -> Organizing Data -> Comparable

Here is direct link

https://teamtreehouse.com/community/code-challenge:7662

3 pages of answers are just for you, pick the ones you like :)

hello guys,!! I still confused. can you provide a clear idea. thx