{"id":13144,"date":"2024-03-15T01:58:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T01:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-sort-alphabetically-in-java\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T12:07:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T12:07:14","slug":"how-do-you-sort-alphabetically-in-java","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-sort-alphabetically-in-java\/","title":{"rendered":"Sort Alphabetically in Java: Quick Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Java, you can use the Arrays.sort() method to sort an array in alphabetical order, or use the Collections.sort() method to sort a list. 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