bubble sort a string array by length of string

Question

I am wondering how to use Bubble Sorting to sort a list of names ( like: Bob, Robert, Dave, Kelly) in increasing order of the length of their names. I know how to use bubble sort to sort their names alphabetically, but just want to know how to sort by their name length. Would I have to convert to names to integers and then sort the integers by amount? Thanks,

Answer 1

When comparing two String values by length instead of alphabetically, use the String.length() method instead of using String.compareTo()

ie: change your

if(a.compareTo(b) < 0)

to

if(a.length() < b.length())