Practice Comparable Interface - 15.8.1 | 15. Collections and Generics | Advanced Programming
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15.8.1 - Comparable Interface

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define the Comparable interface in Java.

💡 Hint: Think about how objects can be compared.

Question 2

Easy

What method must be implemented by a class that implements Comparable?

💡 Hint: It's the main method for comparison.

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Question 1

What is the main purpose of the Comparable interface in Java?

  • To implement data structure methods
  • To create custom objects
  • To define a natural ordering for objects

💡 Hint: Think about what helps in ordering objects.

Question 2

The compareTo method must return a negative number if the first object is greater than the second.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about the definition of greater.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Create a class Employee that implements Comparable and sorts employees based on their salary. Write the full code with the compareTo method implemented.

💡 Hint: Focus on defining which employee's salary is higher.

Question 2

Given a list of integers, sort them using the Comparable interface. Explain what happens internally during sorting.

💡 Hint: How does the sorting mechanism use compareTo?

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