How to get values if array in the alphabetical order?

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Published on 2010-03-23T19:37:07Z Indexed on 2010/03/23 19:43 UTC
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I have an array of strings plus one additional string. I want to use this string and values of array to get a set of string. Then I want to order the set of string alphabetically and extract the string which is the first in the list. What is the easiest way to do it in Java?

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