Sort a Set by entries of an Array

Hi,
I'm stuck here. I want to sort a Set by entries of an Array.
For example:
// Set of persons (Person has a country getter-method)
Set persons = getPersons();
// Array of Strings
String[] countrys = getCountrys();
// here I want to sort the set of persons by country name
???What is the right way to go?
Thanks
Jonny

It sounds like you'll want to write a custom Comparator...
The Java� Tutorial - Object Ordering
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