Java Collection How to - Reverse a List

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Question

We would like to know how to reverse a List.

Answer

import java.util.*;
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public class MainClass {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    ArrayList simpsons = new ArrayList();
    simpsons.add("Bart");
    simpsons.add("Hugo");
    simpsons.add("Lisa");
    simpsons.add("Marge");
    simpsons.add("Homer");
    simpsons.add("Maggie");
    simpsons.add("Roy");
    Comparator comp = Collections.reverseOrder();
    Collections.sort(simpsons,comp);
    System.out.println(simpsons);
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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