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import java.util.Arrays;
class Person implements Comparable<Person> {
public Person(String firstName, String surname) {
this.firstName = firstName;
this.surname = surname;
}
public String toString() {
return firstName + " " + surname;
}
public int compareTo(Person person) {
int result = surname.compareTo(person.surname);
return result == 0 ? firstName.compareTo(((Person) person).firstName) : result;
}
private String firstName;
private String surname;
}
public class MainClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Person[] authors = {
new Person("D", "S"),
new Person("J", "G"),
new Person("T", "C"),
new Person("C", "S"),
new Person("P", "C"),
new Person("B", "B") };
Arrays.sort(authors); // Sort using Comparable method
System.out.println("\nOrder after sorting into ascending sequence:");
for (Person author : authors) {
System.out.println(author);
}
Person[] people = {
new Person("C", "S"),
new Person("N", "K"),
new Person("T", "C"),
new Person("C", "D") };
int index = 0;
System.out.println("\nIn search of authors:");
for (Person person : people) {
index = Arrays.binarySearch(authors, person);
if (index >= 0) {
System.out.println(person + " was found at index position " + index);
} else {
System.out.println(person + "was not found. Return value is " + index);
}
}
}
}
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