Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.Comparator; import java.util.Map; import java.util.SortedSet; import java.util.TreeSet; public class Main { /** * Sorts entry set by values in ascending order. * * @param map * @return sorted entry set. */ public static <K, V extends Comparable<? super V>> SortedSet<Map.Entry<K, V>> sortByValuesAscending( Map<K, V> map) { SortedSet<Map.Entry<K, V>> sortedEntries = new TreeSet<Map.Entry<K, V>>(new Comparator<Map.Entry<K, V>>() { @Override public int compare(Map.Entry<K, V> e1, Map.Entry<K, V> e2) { int result = e1.getValue().compareTo(e2.getValue()); return result != 0 ? result : 1; // saves equal entries } }); sortedEntries.addAll(map.entrySet()); return sortedEntries; } }