# Java: Example - String selection sort

This is a short example of using selection sort on a full array of Strings.

    // Sort a String array using selection sort.
    public static void sort(String[] a) {
      for (int i=0; i<a.length-1; i++) {
         for (int j=i+1; j<a.length; j++) {
            if (a[i].compareTo(a[j]) > 0) {
               String temp=a[j]; a[j]=a[i]; a[i]=temp;
            }
         }
      }
    }