Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.util.Collections; import java.util.Comparator; import java.util.LinkedList; import java.util.List; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Set; import java.util.Map.Entry; public class Main { @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" }) public static List<Set<Entry<String, Object>>> sortMapByKey(Map<String, ? extends Object> map) { if (map == null) { return null; } List<Set<Entry<String, Object>>> returnlist = new LinkedList(map.entrySet()); Collections.sort(returnlist, new Comparator() { public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) { return ((Comparable) ((Map.Entry) (o1)).getKey()).compareTo(((Map.Entry) (o2)).getKey()); } }); return returnlist; } }