Java ListIterator Usage sort(List aList)

Description

Sort List argument - natural order

License

Mozilla Public License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
aList	Description of the Parameter

Return

Description of the Return Value

Declaration

public static List sort(List aList) 

Method Source Code

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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.ListIterator;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Sort List argument - natural order
     *
     * @param aList  Description of the Parameter
     * @return       Description of the Return Value
     */
    public static List sort(List aList) {
        List results = null;

        if (aList != null) {
            results = new ArrayList();
            Object[] array = aList.toArray();
            Arrays.sort(array);
            List list = Arrays.asList(array);
            ListIterator listIterator = list.listIterator();
            while (listIterator.hasNext()) {
                results.add(listIterator.next());
            }
        }

        return results;
    }
}

Related

1. removeDuplicates(List list)
2. removeStartsWith(String prefix, List lines)
3. reset(ListIterator iterator)
4. retainAll(final List list, final Collection indices)
5. rewindIterator( @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") ListIterator it, int n)
6. stringCrossJoin(List> candidates)
7. stringToList(String commas)
8. stripQuotes(List input)
9. toArray(List a)