Here you can find the source of sort(List list)
public static final List sort(List list)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w ww .j a va 2 s .com * Copyright (c) 2007-2016 AREasy Runtime * * This library, AREasy Runtime and API for BMC Remedy AR System, is free software ("Licensed Software"); * you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, * or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; * including but not limited to, the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. */ import java.util.List; public class Main { /** * Sort ascending a list structure. * The elements of list structure must be strings or other structure derivated by string */ public static final List sort(List list) { for (int i = 0; list != null && i < list.size(); i++) { String actual = (String) list.get(i); for (int j = i; j < list.size(); j++) { String next = (String) list.get(j); if (actual.compareTo(next) > 0) { list.set(i, next); list.set(j, actual); actual = next; } } } return list; } }