Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull; import com.google.common.collect.Ordering; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Collection; import java.util.Collections; import java.util.Comparator; public class Main { /** * Adds items to the array list and sorts it based on natural ordering. * * @param <T> * @param values * @return */ public static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> ArrayList<T> newSortedArrayList(Iterable<T> values) { return newSortedArrayList(values, Ordering.<T>natural()); } /** * Creates a new list and sorts it with the comparator provided. * * @param <T> * @param values * @param comparator * @return */ public static <T> ArrayList<T> newSortedArrayList(Iterable<T> values, Comparator<T> comparator) { checkNotNull(values); checkNotNull(comparator); ArrayList<T> result = values instanceof Collection ? new ArrayList<T>(((Collection) values).size()) : new ArrayList<T>(); for (T value : values) { result.add(value); } Collections.sort(result, comparator); return result; } }