Is it possible to have a nonlexicographic order

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I searched it up but I couldn't find anything since I don't know the actual name to it. Is it possible to have a nonlexicographic order for example the Alphabet comes first before then numbers then symbols?

I know in java compareTo statement does it lexigraphic so is there a non-lexicographic order?

You can define a custom comparator to do whatever you want. – Oliver Charlesworth Apr 21 '14 at 19:10 — Oliver Charlesworth, Apr 21 '14 at 19:10

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When sorting or creating sorted collections, you can always specify your own instance of the object's Comparator. That way you can alter the ordering of objects.

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You can write your own compareTo function for classes so you can order your objects anyway you want.

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Is it possible to have a nonlexicographic order

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