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I am relatively new to Java, and often find that I need to sort a Map<Key, Value> on the values.
Since the values are not unique, I find myself converting the keySet into an array, and sorting that array through array sort with a custom comparator that sorts on the value associated with the key.
Is there an easier way?
From http://www.programmersheaven.com/download/49349/download.aspx
private static <K, V> Map<K, V> sortByValue(Map<K, V> map) {
List<Entry<K, V>> list = new LinkedList<>(map.entrySet());
Collections.sort(list, new Comparator<Object>() {
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
return ((Comparable<V>) ((Map.Entry<K, V>) (o1)).getValue()).compareTo(((Map.Entry<K, V>) (o2)).getValue());
}
});
Map<K, V> result = new LinkedHashMap<>();
for (Iterator<Entry<K, V>> it = list.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
Map.Entry<K, V> entry = (Map.Entry<K, V>) it.next();
result.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
}
return result;
}
Sorting the keys requires the Comparator to look up each value for each comparison. A more scalable solution would use the entrySet directly, since then the value would be immediately available for each comparison (although I haven't backed this up by numbers).
Here's a generic version of such a thing:
public static <K, V extends Comparable<? super V>> List<K> getKeysSortedByValue(Map<K, V> map) {
final int size = map.size();
final List<Map.Entry<K, V>> list = new ArrayList<Map.Entry<K, V>>(size);
list.addAll(map.entrySet());
final ValueComparator<V> cmp = new ValueComparator<V>();
Collections.sort(list, cmp);
final List<K> keys = new ArrayList<K>(size);
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
keys.set(i, list.get(i).getKey());
}
return keys;
}
private static final class ValueComparator<V extends Comparable<? super V>>
implements Comparator<Map.Entry<?, V>> {
public int compare(Map.Entry<?, V> o1, Map.Entry<?, V> o2) {
return o1.getValue().compareTo(o2.getValue());
}
}
There are ways to lessen memory rotation for the above solution. The first ArrayList created could for instance be re-used as a return value; this would require suppression of some generics warnings, but it might be worth it for re-usable library code. Also, the Comparator does not have to be re-allocated at every invocation.
Here's a more efficient albeit less appealing version:
public static <K, V extends Comparable<? super V>> List<K> getKeysSortedByValue2(Map<K, V> map) {
final int size = map.size();
final List reusedList = new ArrayList(size);
final List<Map.Entry<K, V>> meView = reusedList;
meView.addAll(map.entrySet());
Collections.sort(meView, SINGLE);
final List<K> keyView = reusedList;
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
keyView.set(i, meView.get(i).getKey());
}
return keyView;
}
private static final Comparator SINGLE = new ValueComparator();
Finally, if you need to continously access the sorted information (rather than just sorting it once in a while), you can use an additional multi map. Let me know if you need more details...
The commons-collections library contains a solution called TreeBidiMap. Or, you could have a look at the Google Collections API. It has TreeMultimap which you could use.
And if you don't want to use these framework... they come with source code.
I've looked at the given answers, but a lot of them are more complicated than needed or remove map elements when several keys have same value.
Here is a solution that I think fits better:
public static <K, V extends Comparable<V>> Map<K, V> sortByValues(final Map<K, V> map) {
Comparator<K> valueComparator = new Comparator<K>() {
public int compare(K k1, K k2) {
int compare = map.get(k2).compareTo(map.get(k1));
if (compare == 0) return 1;
else return compare;
}
};
Map<K, V> sortedByValues = new TreeMap<K, V>(valueComparator);
sortedByValues.putAll(map);
return sortedByValues;
}
Note that the map is sorted from the highest value to the lowest.
Given Map
Map<String, Integer> wordCounts = new HashMap<>();
wordCounts.put("USA", 100);
wordCounts.put("jobs", 200);
wordCounts.put("software", 50);
wordCounts.put("technology", 70);
wordCounts.put("opportunity", 200);
Sort the map based on the value in ascending order
Map<String,Integer> sortedMap = wordCounts.entrySet().
stream().
sorted(Map.Entry.comparingByValue()).
collect(Collectors.toMap(Map.Entry::getKey, Map.Entry::getValue, (e1, e2) -> e1, LinkedHashMap::new));
System.out.println(sortedMap);
Sort the map based on value in descending order
Map<String,Integer> sortedMapReverseOrder = wordCounts.entrySet().
stream().
sorted(Map.Entry.comparingByValue(Comparator.reverseOrder())).
collect(Collectors.toMap(Map.Entry::getKey, Map.Entry::getValue, (e1, e2) -> e1, LinkedHashMap::new));
System.out.println(sortedMapReverseOrder);
Output:
{software=50, technology=70, USA=100, jobs=200, opportunity=200}
{jobs=200, opportunity=200, USA=100, technology=70, software=50}
To accomplish this with the new features in Java 8:
import static java.util.Map.Entry.comparingByValue;
import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
<K, V> List<Entry<K, V>> sort(Map<K, V> map, Comparator<? super V> comparator) {
return map.entrySet().stream().sorted(comparingByValue(comparator)).collect(toList());
}
The entries are ordered by their values using the given comparator. Alternatively, if your values are mutually comparable, no explicit comparator is needed:
<K, V extends Comparable<? super V>> List<Entry<K, V>> sort(Map<K, V> map) {
return map.entrySet().stream().sorted(comparingByValue()).collect(toList());
}
The returned list is a snapshot of the given map at the time this method is called, so neither will reflect subsequent changes to the other. For a live iterable view of the map:
<K, V extends Comparable<? super V>> Iterable<Entry<K, V>> sort(Map<K, V> map) {
return () -> map.entrySet().stream().sorted(comparingByValue()).iterator();
}
The returned iterable creates a fresh snapshot of the given map each time it's iterated, so barring concurrent modification, it will always reflect the current state of the map.
While I agree that the constant need to sort a map is probably a smell, I think the following code is the easiest way to do it without using a different data structure.
public class MapUtilities {
public static <K, V extends Comparable<V>> List<Entry<K, V>> sortByValue(Map<K, V> map) {
List<Entry<K, V>> entries = new ArrayList<Entry<K, V>>(map.entrySet());
Collections.sort(entries, new ByValue<K, V>());
return entries;
}
private static class ByValue<K, V extends Comparable<V>> implements Comparator<Entry<K, V>> {
public int compare(Entry<K, V> o1, Entry<K, V> o2) {
return o1.getValue().compareTo(o2.getValue());
}
}
}
And here is an embarrassingly incomplete unit test:
public class MapUtilitiesTest extends TestCase {
public void testSorting() {
HashMap<String, Integer> map = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
map.put("One", 1);
map.put("Two", 2);
map.put("Three", 3);
List<Map.Entry<String, Integer>> sorted = MapUtilities.sortByValue(map);
assertEquals("First", "One", sorted.get(0).getKey());
assertEquals("Second", "Two", sorted.get(1).getKey());
assertEquals("Third", "Three", sorted.get(2).getKey());
}
}
The result is a sorted list of Map.Entry objects, from which you can obtain the keys and values.
This is a variation of Anthony's answer, which doesn't work if there are duplicate values:
public static <K, V extends Comparable<V>> Map<K, V> sortMapByValues(final Map<K, V> map) {
Comparator<K> valueComparator = new Comparator<K>() {
public int compare(K k1, K k2) {
final V v1 = map.get(k1);
final V v2 = map.get(k2);
/* Not sure how to handle nulls ... */
if (v1 == null) {
return (v2 == null) ? 0 : 1;
}
int compare = v2.compareTo(v1);
if (compare != 0)
{
return compare;
}
else
{
Integer h1 = k1.hashCode();
Integer h2 = k2.hashCode();
return h2.compareTo(h1);
}
}
};
Map<K, V> sortedByValues = new TreeMap<K, V>(valueComparator);
sortedByValues.putAll(map);
return sortedByValues;
}
Note that it's rather up in the air how to handle nulls.
One important advantage of this approach is that it actually returns a Map, unlike some of the other solutions offered here.
Late Entry.
With the advent of Java-8, we can use streams for data manipulation in a very easy/succinct way. You can use streams to sort the map entries by value and create a LinkedHashMap which preserves insertion-order iteration.
Eg:
LinkedHashMap sortedByValueMap = map.entrySet().stream()
.sorted(comparing(Entry<Key,Value>::getValue).thenComparing(Entry::getKey)) //first sorting by Value, then sorting by Key(entries with same value)
.collect(LinkedHashMap::new,(map,entry) -> map.put(entry.getKey(),entry.getValue()),LinkedHashMap::putAll);
For reverse ordering, replace:
comparing(Entry<Key,Value>::getValue).thenComparing(Entry::getKey)
with
comparing(Entry<Key,Value>::getValue).thenComparing(Entry::getKey).reversed()
Simple way to sort any map in Java 8 and above
Map<String, Object> mapToSort = new HashMap<>();
List<Map.Entry<String, Object>> list = new LinkedList<>(mapToSort.entrySet());
Collections.sort(list, Comparator.comparing(o -> o.getValue().getAttribute()));
HashMap<String, Object> sortedMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
for (Map.Entry<String, Object> map : list) {
sortedMap.put(map.getKey(), map.getValue());
}
if you are using Java 7 and below
Map<String, Object> mapToSort = new HashMap<>();
List<Map.Entry<String, Object>> list = new LinkedList<>(mapToSort.entrySet());
Collections.sort(list, new Comparator<Map.Entry<String, Object>>() {
@Override
public int compare(Map.Entry<String, Object> o1, Map.Entry<String, Object> o2) {
return o1.getValue().getAttribute().compareTo(o2.getValue().getAttribute());
}
});
HashMap<String, Object> sortedMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
for (Map.Entry<String, Object> map : list) {
sortedMap.put(map.getKey(), map.getValue());
}
Depending on the context, using java.util.LinkedHashMap<T> which rememebers the order in which items are placed into the map. Otherwise, if you need to sort values based on their natural ordering, I would recommend maintaining a separate List which can be sorted via Collections.sort().
Based on @devinmoore code, a map sorting methods using generics and supporting both ascending and descending ordering.
/**
* Sort a map by it's keys in ascending order.
*
* @return new instance of {@link LinkedHashMap} contained sorted entries of supplied map.
* @author Maxim Veksler
*/
public static <K, V> LinkedHashMap<K, V> sortMapByKey(final Map<K, V> map) {
return sortMapByKey(map, SortingOrder.ASCENDING);
}
/**
* Sort a map by it's values in ascending order.
*
* @return new instance of {@link LinkedHashMap} contained sorted entries of supplied map.
* @author Maxim Veksler
*/
public static <K, V> LinkedHashMap<K, V> sortMapByValue(final Map<K, V> map) {
return sortMapByValue(map, SortingOrder.ASCENDING);
}
/**
* Sort a map by it's keys.
*
* @param sortingOrder {@link SortingOrder} enum specifying requested sorting order.
* @return new instance of {@link LinkedHashMap} contained sorted entries of supplied map.
* @author Maxim Veksler
*/
public static <K, V> LinkedHashMap<K, V> sortMapByKey(final Map<K, V> map, final SortingOrder sortingOrder) {
Comparator<Map.Entry<K, V>> comparator = new Comparator<Entry<K,V>>() {
public int compare(Entry<K, V> o1, Entry<K, V> o2) {
return comparableCompare(o1.getKey(), o2.getKey(), sortingOrder);
}
};
return sortMap(map, comparator);
}
/**
* Sort a map by it's values.
*
* @param sortingOrder {@link SortingOrder} enum specifying requested sorting order.
* @return new instance of {@link LinkedHashMap} contained sorted entries of supplied map.
* @author Maxim Veksler
*/
public static <K, V> LinkedHashMap<K, V> sortMapByValue(final Map<K, V> map, final SortingOrder sortingOrder) {
Comparator<Map.Entry<K, V>> comparator = new Comparator<Entry<K,V>>() {
public int compare(Entry<K, V> o1, Entry<K, V> o2) {
return comparableCompare(o1.getValue(), o2.getValue(), sortingOrder);
}
};
return sortMap(map, comparator);
}
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
private static <T> int comparableCompare(T o1, T o2, SortingOrder sortingOrder) {
int compare = ((Comparable<T>)o1).compareTo(o2);
switch (sortingOrder) {
case ASCENDING:
return compare;
case DESCENDING:
return (-1) * compare;
}
return 0;
}
/**
* Sort a map by supplied comparator logic.
*
* @return new instance of {@link LinkedHashMap} contained sorted entries of supplied map.
* @author Maxim Veksler
*/
public static <K, V> LinkedHashMap<K, V> sortMap(final Map<K, V> map, final Comparator<Map.Entry<K, V>> comparator) {
// Convert the map into a list of key,value pairs.
List<Map.Entry<K, V>> mapEntries = new LinkedList<Map.Entry<K, V>>(map.entrySet());
// Sort the converted list according to supplied comparator.
Collections.sort(mapEntries, comparator);
// Build a new ordered map, containing the same entries as the old map.
LinkedHashMap<K, V> result = new LinkedHashMap<K, V>(map.size() + (map.size() / 20));
for(Map.Entry<K, V> entry : mapEntries) {
// We iterate on the mapEntries list which is sorted by the comparator putting new entries into
// the targeted result which is a sorted map.
result.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
}
return result;
}
/**
* Sorting order enum, specifying request result sort behavior.
* @author Maxim Veksler
*
*/
public static enum SortingOrder {
/**
* Resulting sort will be from smaller to biggest.
*/
ASCENDING,
/**
* Resulting sort will be from biggest to smallest.
*/
DESCENDING
}
Here is an OO solution (i.e., doesn't use static methods):
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
public class SortableValueMap<K, V extends Comparable<V>>
extends LinkedHashMap<K, V> {
public SortableValueMap() { }
public SortableValueMap( Map<K, V> map ) {
super( map );
}
public void sortByValue() {
List<Map.Entry<K, V>> list = new LinkedList<Map.Entry<K, V>>( entrySet() );
Collections.sort( list, new Comparator<Map.Entry<K, V>>() {
public int compare( Map.Entry<K, V> entry1, Map.Entry<K, V> entry2 ) {
return entry1.getValue().compareTo( entry2.getValue() );
}
});
clear();
for( Map.Entry<K, V> entry : list ) {
put( entry.getKey(), entry.getValue() );
}
}
private static void print( String text, Map<String, Double> map ) {
System.out.println( text );
for( String key : map.keySet() ) {
System.out.println( "key/value: " + key + "/" + map.get( key ) );
}
}
public static void main( String[] args ) {
SortableValueMap<String, Double> map =
new SortableValueMap<String, Double>();
map.put( "A", 67.5 );
map.put( "B", 99.5 );
map.put( "C", 82.4 );
map.put( "D", 42.0 );
print( "Unsorted map", map );
map.sortByValue();
print( "Sorted map", map );
}
}
Hereby donated to the public domain.
This could be achieved very easily with java 8
public static LinkedHashMap<Integer, String> sortByValue(HashMap<Integer, String> map) {
List<Map.Entry<Integer, String>> list = new ArrayList<>(map.entrySet());
list.sort(Map.Entry.comparingByValue());
LinkedHashMap<Integer, String> sortedMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
list.forEach(e -> sortedMap.put(e.getKey(), e.getValue()));
return sortedMap;
}
Sort any Hashmap the easiest way in Java. We need not store it in treemaps, list etc.
Here, I would be using Java Streams:
Lets sort this map by its value (Ascending order)
Map<String, Integer> mp= new HashMap<>();
mp.put("zebra", 1);
mp.put("blossom", 2);
mp.put("gemini", 3);
mp.put("opera", 7);
mp.put("adelaide", 10);
Map<String, Integer> resultMap= mp.entrySet().stream().sorted(Map.Entry.<String, Integer>comparingByValue()).collect(Collectors.toMap(Map.Entry::getKey, Map.Entry::getValue,(e1, e2) -> e1, LinkedHashMap::new));
You can now printed the sorted resultMap in multiple ways like using advanced for loops or iterators.
The above map can also be sorted in descending order of the value
Map<String, Integer> resultMap= mp.entrySet().stream().sorted(Map.Entry.<String, Integer>comparingByValue().reversed()).collect(Collectors.toMap(Map.Entry::getKey, Map.Entry::getValue,(e1, e2) -> e1, LinkedHashMap::new));
Lets now take another scenario where we store "User" in the map and sort it based on "name" of the "User" in ascending order (lexicographically):
User u1= new User("hi", 135);
User u2= new User("bismuth", 900);
User u3= new User("alloy", 675);
User u4= new User("jupiter", 342);
User u5= new User("lily", 941);
Map<String, User> map2= new HashMap<>();
map2.put("zebra", u3);
map2.put("blossom", u5);
map2.put("gemini", u1);
map2.put("opera", u2);
map2.put("adelaide", u4);
Map<String, User> resultMap=
map2.entrySet().stream().sorted(Map.Entry.<String, User>comparingByValue( (User o1, User o2)-> o1.getName().compareTo(o2.getName()))).collect(Collectors.toMap(Map.Entry::getKey, Map.Entry::getValue,(e1, e2) -> e2, LinkedHashMap::new));
class User
{
String name;
int id;
public User(String name, int id) {
super();
this.name = name;
this.id = id;
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public void setName(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
public int getId() {
return id;
}
public void setId(int id) {
this.id = id;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
return "User [name=" + name + ", id=" + id + "]";
}
@Override
public int hashCode() {
final int prime = 31;
int result = 1;
result = prime * result + id;
result = prime * result + ((name == null) ? 0 : name.hashCode());
return result;
}
@Override
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
if (this == obj)
return true;
if (obj == null)
return false;
if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
return false;
User other = (User) obj;
if (id != other.id)
return false;
if (name == null) {
if (other.name != null)
return false;
} else if (!name.equals(other.name))
return false;
return true;
}
}
When I'm faced with this, I just create a list on the side. If you put them together in a custom Map implementation, it'll have a nice feel to it... You can use something like the following, performing the sort only when needed. (Note: I haven't really tested this, but it compiles... might be a silly little bug in there somewhere)
(If you want it sorted by both keys and values, have the class extend TreeMap, don't define the accessor methods, and have the mutators call super.xxxxx instead of map_.xxxx)
package com.javadude.sample;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
public class SortedValueHashMap<K, V> implements Map<K, V> {
private Map<K, V> map_ = new HashMap<K, V>();
private List<V> valueList_ = new ArrayList<V>();
private boolean needsSort_ = false;
private Comparator<V> comparator_;
public SortedValueHashMap() {
}
public SortedValueHashMap(List<V> valueList) {
valueList_ = valueList;
}
public List<V> sortedValues() {
if (needsSort_) {
needsSort_ = false;
Collections.sort(valueList_, comparator_);
}
return valueList_;
}
// mutators
public void clear() {
map_.clear();
valueList_.clear();
needsSort_ = false;
}
public V put(K key, V value) {
valueList_.add(value);
needsSort_ = true;
return map_.put(key, value);
}
public void putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> m) {
map_.putAll(m);
valueList_.addAll(m.values());
needsSort_ = true;
}
public V remove(Object key) {
V value = map_.remove(key);
valueList_.remove(value);
return value;
}
// accessors
public boolean containsKey(Object key) { return map_.containsKey(key); }
public boolean containsValue(Object value) { return map_.containsValue(value); }
public Set<java.util.Map.Entry<K, V>> entrySet() { return map_.entrySet(); }
public boolean equals(Object o) { return map_.equals(o); }
public V get(Object key) { return map_.get(key); }
public int hashCode() { return map_.hashCode(); }
public boolean isEmpty() { return map_.isEmpty(); }
public Set<K> keySet() { return map_.keySet(); }
public int size() { return map_.size(); }
public Collection<V> values() { return map_.values(); }
}
The simplest brute-force sortHashMap method for HashMap<String, Long>: you can just copypaste it and use like this:
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
HashMap<String, Long> hashMap = new HashMap<>();
hashMap.put("Cat", (long) 4);
hashMap.put("Human", (long) 2);
hashMap.put("Dog", (long) 4);
hashMap.put("Fish", (long) 0);
hashMap.put("Tree", (long) 1);
hashMap.put("Three-legged-human", (long) 3);
hashMap.put("Monkey", (long) 2);
System.out.println(hashMap); //{Human=2, Cat=4, Three-legged-human=3, Monkey=2, Fish=0, Tree=1, Dog=4}
System.out.println(sortHashMap(hashMap)); //{Cat=4, Dog=4, Three-legged-human=3, Human=2, Monkey=2, Tree=1, Fish=0}
}
public LinkedHashMap<String, Long> sortHashMap(HashMap<String, Long> unsortedMap) {
LinkedHashMap<String, Long> result = new LinkedHashMap<>();
//add String keys to an array: the array would get sorted, based on those keys' values
ArrayList<String> sortedKeys = new ArrayList<>();
for (String key: unsortedMap.keySet()) {
sortedKeys.add(key);
}
//sort the ArrayList<String> of keys
for (int i=0; i<unsortedMap.size(); i++) {
for (int j=1; j<sortedKeys.size(); j++) {
if (unsortedMap.get(sortedKeys.get(j)) > unsortedMap.get(sortedKeys.get(j-1))) {
String temp = sortedKeys.get(j);
sortedKeys.set(j, sortedKeys.get(j-1));
sortedKeys.set(j-1, temp);
}
}
}
// construct the result Map
for (String key: sortedKeys) {
result.put(key, unsortedMap.get(key));
}
return result;
}
}
posting my version of answer
List<Map.Entry<String, Integer>> list = new ArrayList<>(map.entrySet());
Collections.sort(list, (obj1, obj2) -> obj2.getValue().compareTo(obj1.getValue()));
Map<String, Integer> resultMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
list.forEach(arg0 -> {
resultMap.put(arg0.getKey(), arg0.getValue());
});
System.out.println(resultMap);
Using LinkedList
//Create a list by HashMap
List<Map.Entry<String, Double>> list = new LinkedList<>(hashMap.entrySet());
//Sorting the list
Collections.sort(list, new Comparator<Map.Entry<String, Double>>() {
public int compare(Map.Entry<String, Double> o1, Map.Entry<String, Double> o2) {
return (o1.getValue()).compareTo(o2.getValue());
}
});
//put data from sorted list to hashmap
HashMap<String, Double> sortedData = new LinkedHashMap<>();
for (Map.Entry<String, Double> data : list) {
sortedData.put(data.getKey(), data.getValue());
}
System.out.print(sortedData);
This has the added benefit of being able to sort ascending or descending, using Java 8
import static java.util.Comparator.comparingInt;
import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toMap;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
import java.util.stream.Stream;
class Utils {
public static Map<String, Integer> sortMapBasedOnValues(Map<String, Integer> map, boolean descending) {
int multiplyBy = (descending) ? -1: 1;
Map<String, Integer> sorted = map.entrySet().stream()
.sorted(comparingInt(e -> multiplyBy * e.getValue() ))
.collect(toMap(
Map.Entry::getKey,
Map.Entry::getValue,
(a, b) -> { throw new AssertionError();},
LinkedHashMap::new
));
return sorted;
}
}
map = your hashmap;
List<Map.Entry<String, Integer>> list = new LinkedList<Map.Entry<String, Integer>>(map.entrySet());
Collections.sort(list, new cm());//IMP
HashMap<String, Integer> sorted = new LinkedHashMap<String, Integer>();
for(Map.Entry<String, Integer> en: list){
sorted.put(en.getKey(),en.getValue());
}
System.out.println(sorted);//sorted hashmap
create new class
class cm implements Comparator<Map.Entry<String, Integer>>{
@Override
public int compare(Map.Entry<String, Integer> a,
Map.Entry<String, Integer> b)
{
return (a.getValue()).compareTo(b.getValue());
}
}
Map<String, Integer> map = new HashMap<>();
map.put("b", 2);
map.put("a", 1);
map.put("d", 4);
map.put("c", 3);
// ----- Using Java 7 -------------------
List<Map.Entry<String, Integer>> entries = new ArrayList<>(map.entrySet());
Collections.sort(entries, (o1, o2) -> o1.getValue().compareTo(o2.getValue()));
System.out.println(entries); // [a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4]
// ----- Using Java 8 Stream API --------
map.entrySet().stream().sorted(Map.Entry.comparingByValue()).forEach(System.out::println); // {a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4}
If there is a preference of having a Map data structure that inherently sorts by values without having to trigger any sort methods or explicitly pass to a utility, then the following solutions may be applicable:
(1) org.drools.chance.core.util.ValueSortedMap (JBoss project) maintains two maps internally one for lookup and one for maintaining the sorted values. Quite similar to previously added answers, but probably it is the abstraction and encapsulation part (including copying mechanism) that makes it safer to use from the outside.
(2) http://techblog.molindo.at/2008/11/java-map-sorted-by-value.html avoids maintaining two maps and instead relies/extends from Apache Common's LinkedMap. (Blog author's note: as all the code here is in the public domain):
// required to access LinkEntry.before and LinkEntry.after
package org.apache.commons.collections.map;
// SNIP: imports
/**
* map implementation based on LinkedMap that maintains a sorted list of
* values for iteration
*/
public class ValueSortedHashMap extends LinkedMap {
private final boolean _asc;
// don't use super()!
public ValueSortedHashMap(final boolean asc) {
super(DEFAULT_CAPACITY);
_asc = asc;
}
// SNIP: some more constructors with initial capacity and the like
protected void addEntry(final HashEntry entry, final int hashIndex) {
final LinkEntry link = (LinkEntry) entry;
insertSorted(link);
data[hashIndex] = entry;
}
protected void updateEntry(final HashEntry entry, final Object newValue) {
entry.setValue(newValue);
final LinkEntry link = (LinkEntry) entry;
link.before.after = link.after;
link.after.before = link.before;
link.after = link.before = null;
insertSorted(link);
}
private void insertSorted(final LinkEntry link) {
LinkEntry cur = header;
// iterate whole list, could (should?) be replaced with quicksearch
// start at end to optimize speed for in-order insertions
while ((cur = cur.before) != header & amp; & amp; !insertAfter(cur, link)) {}
link.after = cur.after;
link.before = cur;
cur.after.before = link;
cur.after = link;
}
protected boolean insertAfter(final LinkEntry cur, final LinkEntry link) {
if (_asc) {
return ((Comparable) cur.getValue())
.compareTo((V) link.getValue()) & lt; = 0;
} else {
return ((Comparable) cur.getValue())
.compareTo((V) link.getValue()) & gt; = 0;
}
}
public boolean isAscending() {
return _asc;
}
}
(3) Write a custom Map or extends from LinkedHashMap that will only sort during enumeration (e.g., values(), keyset(), entryset()) as needed. The inner implementation/behavior is abstracted from the one using this class but it appears to the client of this class that values are always sorted when requested for enumeration. This class hopes that sorting will happen mostly once if all put operations have been completed before enumerations. Sorting method adopts some of the previous answers to this question.
public class SortByValueMap<K, V> implements Map<K, V> {
private boolean isSortingNeeded = false;
private final Map<K, V> map = new LinkedHashMap<>();
@Override
public V put(K key, V value) {
isSortingNeeded = true;
return map.put(key, value);
}
@Override
public void putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map) {
isSortingNeeded = true;
map.putAll(map);
}
@Override
public Set<K> keySet() {
sort();
return map.keySet();
}
@Override
public Set<Entry<K, V>> entrySet() {
sort();
return map.entrySet();
}
@Override
public Collection<V> values() {
sort();
return map.values();
}
private void sort() {
if (!isSortingNeeded) {
return;
}
List<Entry<K, V>> list = new ArrayList<>(size());
for (Iterator<Map.Entry<K, V>> it = map.entrySet().iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
Map.Entry<K, V> entry = it.next();
list.add(entry);
it.remove();
}
Collections.sort(list);
for (Entry<K, V> entry : list) {
map.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
}
isSortingNeeded = false;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
sort();
return map.toString();
}
}
(4) Guava offers ImmutableMap.Builder.orderEntriesByValue(Comparator valueComparator) although the resulting map will be immutable:
Configures this Builder to order entries by value according to the specified comparator.
The sort order is stable, that is, if two entries have values that compare as equivalent, the entry that was inserted first will be first in the built map's iteration order.
I rewrote devinmoore's method that performs sorting a map by it's value without using Iterator :
public static Map<K, V> sortMapByValue(Map<K, V> inputMap) {
Set<Entry<K, V>> set = inputMap.entrySet();
List<Entry<K, V>> list = new ArrayList<Entry<K, V>>(set);
Collections.sort(list, new Comparator<Map.Entry<K, V>>()
{
@Override
public int compare(Entry<K, V> o1, Entry<K, V> o2) {
return (o1.getValue()).compareTo( o2.getValue() ); //Ascending order
}
} );
Map<K, V> sortedMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
for(Map.Entry<K, V> entry : list){
sortedMap.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
}
return sortedMap;
}
Note: that we used LinkedHashMap as output map, because our list has been sorted by value and now we should store our list into output map with order of inserted key,values. So if you use for example TreeMap as your output map, your map will be sorted by map keys again!
This is the main method:
public static void main(String[] args) {
Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<>();
map.put("3", "three");
map.put("1", "one");
map.put("5", "five");
System.out.println("Input Map:" + map);
System.out.println("Sorted Map:" + sortMapByValue(map));
}
Finally, this is the output:
Input Map:{1=one, 3=three, 5=five}
Sorted Map:{5=five, 1=one, 3=three}
Using Guava library:
public static <K,V extends Comparable<V>>SortedMap<K,V> sortByValue(Map<K,V> original){
var comparator = Ordering.natural()
.reverse() // highest first
.nullsLast()
.onResultOf(Functions.forMap(original, null))
.compound(Ordering.usingToString());
return ImmutableSortedMap.copyOf(original, comparator);
}
creates a list of entries for each value, where the values are sorted
requires Java 8 or above
Map<Double,List<Entry<String,Double>>> sorted =
map.entrySet().stream().collect( Collectors.groupingBy( Entry::getValue, TreeMap::new,
Collectors.mapping( Function.identity(), Collectors.toList() ) ) );
using the map {[A=99.5], [B=67.4], [C=67.4], [D=67.3]}
gets {67.3=[D=67.3], 67.4=[B=67.4, C=67.4], 99.5=[A=99.5]}
…and how to access each entry one after the other:
sorted.entrySet().forEach( e -> e.getValue().forEach( l -> System.out.println( l ) ) );
D=67.3 B=67.4 C=67.4 A=99.5
I can give you an example but sure this is what you need.
map = {10 = 3, 11 = 1,12 = 2}
Let's say you want the top 2 most frequent key which is (10, 12) So the easiest way is using a PriorityQueue to sort based on the value of the map.
PriorityQueue<Integer> pq = new PriorityQueue<>((a, b) -> (map.get(a) - map.get(b));
for(int key: map.keySets()) {
pq.add(key);
if(pq.size() > 2) {
pq.poll();
}
}
// Now pq has the top 2 most frequent key based on value. It sorts the value.
In TreeMap, keys are sorted in natural order. For example, if you sorting numbers, (notice the ordering of 4)
{0=0, 10=10, 20=20, 30=30, 4=4, 50=50, 60=60, 70=70}
To fix this, In Java8, first check string length and then compare.
Map<String, String> sortedMap = new TreeMap<>Comparator.comparingInt(String::length)
.thenComparing(Function.identity()));
{0=0, 4=4, 10=10, 20=20, 30=30, 50=50, 60=60, 70=70}
Geeks For Geeks on sorting the HashMap by Value
Input : Key = Math, Value = 98
Key = Data Structure, Value = 85
Key = Database, Value = 91
Key = Java, Value = 95
Key = Operating System, Value = 79
Key = Networking, Value = 80
Output : Key = Operating System, Value = 79
Key = Networking, Value = 80
Key = Data Structure, Value = 85
Key = Database, Value = 91
Key = Java, Value = 95
Key = Math, Value = 98
Solution: The idea is to store the entry set in a list and sort the list on the basis of values. Then fetch values and keys from the list and put them in a new hashmap. Thus, a new hashmap is sorted according to values.
Below is the implementation of the above idea:
// Java program to sort hashmap by values
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
public class GFG {
// function to sort hashmap by values
public static HashMap<String, Integer> sortByValue(HashMap<String, Integer> hm)
{
// Create a list from elements of HashMap
List<Map.Entry<String, Integer> > list =
new LinkedList<Map.Entry<String, Integer> >(hm.entrySet());
// Sort the list
Collections.sort(list, new Comparator<Map.Entry<String, Integer> >() {
public int compare(Map.Entry<String, Integer> o1,
Map.Entry<String, Integer> o2)
{
return (o1.getValue()).compareTo(o2.getValue());
}
});
// put data from sorted list to hashmap
HashMap<String, Integer> temp = new LinkedHashMap<String, Integer>();
for (Map.Entry<String, Integer> aa : list) {
temp.put(aa.getKey(), aa.getValue());
}
return temp;
}
// Driver Code
public static void main(String[] args)
{
HashMap<String, Integer> hm = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
// enter data into hashmap
hm.put("Math", 98);
hm.put("Data Structure", 85);
hm.put("Database", 91);
hm.put("Java", 95);
hm.put("Operating System", 79);
hm.put("Networking", 80);
Map<String, Integer> hm1 = sortByValue(hm);
// print the sorted hashmap
for (Map.Entry<String, Integer> en : hm1.entrySet()) {
System.out.println("Key = " + en.getKey() +
", Value = " + en.getValue());
}
}
}
Output
Key = Operating System, Value = 79
Key = Networking, Value = 80
Key = Data Structure, Value = 85
Key = Database, Value = 91
Key = Java, Value = 95
Key = Math, Value = 98
For sorting upon the keys I found a better solution with a TreeMap (I will try to get a solution for value based sorting ready too):
public static void main(String[] args) {
Map<String, String> unsorted = new HashMap<String, String>();
unsorted.put("Cde", "Cde_Value");
unsorted.put("Abc", "Abc_Value");
unsorted.put("Bcd", "Bcd_Value");
Comparator<String> comparer = new Comparator<String>() {
@Override
public int compare(String o1, String o2) {
return o1.compareTo(o2);
}};
Map<String, String> sorted = new TreeMap<String, String>(comparer);
sorted.putAll(unsorted);
System.out.println(sorted);
}
Output would be:
{Abc=Abc_Value, Bcd=Bcd_Value, Cde=Cde_Value}
Okay, this version works with two new Map objects and two iterations and sorts on values. Hope, the performs well although the map entries must be looped twice:
public static void main(String[] args) {
Map<String, String> unsorted = new HashMap<String, String>();
unsorted.put("Cde", "Cde_Value");
unsorted.put("Abc", "Abc_Value");
unsorted.put("Bcd", "Bcd_Value");
Comparator<String> comparer = new Comparator<String>() {
@Override
public int compare(String o1, String o2) {
return o1.compareTo(o2);
}};
System.out.println(sortByValue(unsorted, comparer));
}
public static <K, V> Map<K,V> sortByValue(Map<K, V> in, Comparator<? super V> compare) {
Map<V, K> swapped = new TreeMap<V, K>(compare);
for(Entry<K,V> entry: in.entrySet()) {
if (entry.getValue() != null) {
swapped.put(entry.getValue(), entry.getKey());
}
}
LinkedHashMap<K, V> result = new LinkedHashMap<K, V>();
for(Entry<V,K> entry: swapped.entrySet()) {
if (entry.getValue() != null) {
result.put(entry.getValue(), entry.getKey());
}
}
return result;
}
The solution uses a TreeMap with a Comparator and sorts out all null keys and values. First, the ordering functionality from the TreeMap is used to sort upon the values, next the sorted Map is used to create a result as a LinkedHashMap that retains has the same order of values.
Greetz, GHad
If your Map values implement Comparable (e.g. String), this should work
Map<Object, String> map = new HashMap<Object, String>();
// Populate the Map
List<String> mapValues = new ArrayList<String>(map.values());
Collections.sort(mapValues);
If the map values themselves don't implement Comparable, but you have an instance of Comparable that can sort them, replace the last line with this:
Collections.sort(mapValues, comparable);
Use java.util.TreeMap.
"The map is sorted according to the natural ordering of its keys, or by a Comparator provided at map creation time, depending on which constructor is used."