sort array list of special strings, by date

Question

I have an arrayList.

This is an arrayList of strings. The string contains a \"Date.toString\" in format of \"January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT\" +

Answer 1

Write your own comparator. Then use Collections.sort(arrayList, myComparator);

Comparator myComparator = new Comparator() {

 int compareTo(String string1, String string2) {
     ......
 }

 boolean equals(String str1) {
    ......
 }

}