Comparator
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Overview
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Comparator<T> {
int compare(T o1, T o2);
...
}
Comparator.comparing()
Factory methods that produces comparator lambdas, based on various criteria.
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Comparator<T> {
static <T, U extends Comparable<? super U>> Comparator<T> comparing(Function<? super T, ? extends U> keyExtractor);
static <T, U> Comparator<T> comparing(Function<? super T, ? extends U> keyExtractor, Comparator<? super U> keyComparator);
}
Concise Sorting
Java 8 List has a sort() method that accepts a java.util.Comparator.
java.util.Comparator is a functional interface, so we can provide a lambda expression instead.
java.util.Comparator comes with static methods that build Comparator instances, so if compare apples by weight, we can write this:
List<Apple> apples = ...
apples.sort(Comparator.comparing(a -> a.getWeight()));
The last form can be compacted even further using method references:
List<Apple> apples = ...
apples.sort(Comparator.comparing(Apple::getWeight));