import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.Collator;
// import java.util.Locale;

public class SortJList extends JPanel 
    implements ActionListener{
 JButton jb1, jb2;
 JTextField tf;
 JList list;
 int i = 1;
 
 public SortJList(){
   Vector data;
   setLayout(new BorderLayout());
   list = new JList();
   list.setModel(new DefaultListModel());
   add(new JScrollPane(list),"Center");
   add(jb1 = new JButton("Add"), "West");
   add(jb2 = new JButton("Sort"), "East");
   add(tf = new JTextField(), "North");
   jb1.addActionListener(this);
   jb2.addActionListener(this);
   }

 public Dimension getPreferredSize(){
   return new Dimension(50, 50);
   }

 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
  DefaultListModel dlm;
  if (ae.getSource() == jb1) {
     // add
     dlm = (DefaultListModel)list.getModel();
     dlm.addElement
        ((Object) tf.getText());
     }
   else {
     // sort
     dlm = (DefaultListModel) list.getModel();
     int numItems = dlm.getSize();
     String[] a = new String[numItems];
     for (int i=0;i<numItems;i++){
       a[i] = (String)dlm.getElementAt(i);
       }
     sortArray(Collator.getInstance(),a);
     // Locale loc = Locale.FRENCH;
     // sortArray(Collator.getInstance(loc), (String[])a);
     for (int i=0;i<numItems;i++) {
       dlm.setElementAt(a[i], i);
       }
     }
  } 
 
 public static void sortArray(Collator collator, String[] strArray) {
   String tmp;
   if (strArray.length == 1) return;
   for (int i = 0; i < strArray.length; i++) {
    for (int j = i + 1; j < strArray.length; j++) {
      if( collator.compare(strArray[i], strArray[j] ) > 0 ) {
        tmp = strArray[i];
        strArray[i] = strArray[j];
        strArray[j] = tmp;
        }
      }
    } 
   }
   
 public static void main(String s[]) {
   JFrame frame = new JFrame("Sort JList");
   SortJList panel = new SortJList();
   frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
   frame.getContentPane().add(panel,"Center");

   frame.setSize(200,200);
   frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}