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HackerRank Solutions – Sorting using Comparator – Java Solution

All credits to Rodney Shaghoulian for this simple solution for the HackerRank challenge – Sorting using comparator. This solution is written in Java.

// Author: Rodney Shaghoulian
// Github: github.com/RodneyShag

import java.util.*;

class Checker implements Comparator<Player> {
    @Override
    public int compare(Player p1, Player p2) {
        if (p1.score == p2.score) {
            return p1.name.compareTo(p2.name);
        } else {
            return p2.score - p1.score; // descending order
        }
    }
}

class Player {
    String name;
    int score;
    
    Player(String name, int score) {
        this.name = name;
        this.score = score;
    }
}

class Solution {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
        int n = scan.nextInt();

        Player[] player = new Player[n];
        Checker checker = new Checker();
        
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            player[i] = new Player(scan.next(), scan.nextInt());
        }
        scan.close();

        Arrays.sort(player, checker);
        for (int i = 0; i < player.length; i++) {
            System.out.printf("%s %s\n", player[i].name, player[i].score);
        }
    }
}
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