Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * #%L * Sorting a CopyOnWriteArrayList * $Id:$ * $HeadURL$ * %% * Copyright (C) 2012 - 2014 Java Creed * %% * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. * #L% */ import java.util.Collections; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static <T extends Comparable<T>> int addInOrder(final List<T> list, final T item) { final int insertAt; // The index of the search key, if it is contained in the list; otherwise, (-(insertion point) - 1). final int index = Collections.binarySearch(list, item); if (index < 0) { insertAt = -(index + 1); } else { insertAt = index + 1; } list.add(insertAt, item); return insertAt; } }