Java List Sort sorted(List l, Comparator comparator)

Description

Return a copy of the list sorted according to the given comparator

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
T	The type of the elements in the list
l	The list to sort
comparator	The comparator to use for sorting

Return

A sorted copy of the list

Declaration

public static <T> List<T> sorted(List<T> l, Comparator<T> comparator) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from ww w. j ava  2s.c  o m
 * Copyright 2008-2009 LinkedIn, Inc
 * 
 * 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
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 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
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 * 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.
 */

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Return a copy of the list sorted according to the given comparator
     * 
     * @param <T> The type of the elements in the list
     * @param l The list to sort
     * @param comparator The comparator to use for sorting
     * @return A sorted copy of the list
     */
    public static <T> List<T> sorted(List<T> l, Comparator<T> comparator) {
        List<T> copy = new ArrayList<T>(l);
        Collections.sort(copy, comparator);
        return copy;
    }

    /**
     * Return a copy of the list sorted according to the natural order
     * 
     * @param <T> The type of the elements in the list
     * @param l The list to sort
     * @return A sorted copy of the list
     */
    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> List<T> sorted(List<T> l) {
        List<T> copy = new ArrayList<T>(l);
        Collections.sort(copy);
        return copy;
    }
}

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