Sorting multiple arrays simultaneously

Question

So i am making a program that needs to handle multiple arrays. Is there any way to sort all these arrays to reflect the sorting of one array? These values are at the same in

Answer 1

A better/more object oriented approach could be to have an object holding each of the 3 fields and having it sortable on whichever field you need.

public static class MyObject implements Comparable {

    public int distance;
    public String name;
    public float value;


    // Replace this with whichever field is needed
    @Override
    public int compareTo(MyObject o) {
        // If it's the String
        return this.name.compareTo(o.name);
        // If it's one of the values
        return this.distance - o.distance;
    }
}