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Idiom #28 Sort by a property

Sort items x of array-like collection items in ascending order of x.p, where p is a field of type Item of the objects in items.

Sort items x of array-like collection items in ascending order of x.p, where p is a field of type Item of the objects in items.

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;

Arrays.sort(items, new Comparator<Item>(){
	public int compare(Item a, Item b){
		return a.birth - b.birth;
	}
});

Arrays.sort(items, new Comparator<Item>(){
	public int compare(Item a, Item b){
		return a.birth - b.birth;
	}
});

items is a Item[].
Use an anonymous class which implements Comparator<Item>

items is an array of type Item[].
Use an anonymous class which implements Comparator<Item>

http://ideone.com/gqNVEH

http://ideone.com/gqNVEH

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