Is it possible to have a nonlexicographic order

Question

I searched it up but I couldn't find anything since I don't know the actual name to it. Is it possible to have a nonlexicographic order for example the Alphabet comes first before then numbers then symbols?

I know in java compareTo statement does it lexigraphic so is there a non-lexicographic order?

Answer 1

When sorting or creating sorted collections, you can always specify your own instance of the object's Comparator. That way you can alter the ordering of objects.

Answer 2

You can write your own compareTo function for classes so you can order your objects anyway you want.