Simple way to compare 2 ArrayLists

Question

I have 2 arraylists of string object.

List sourceList = new ArrayList();
List destinationList = new ArrayList

        

Answer 1

private int compareLists(List list1, List list2){
    Collections.sort(list1);
    Collections.sort(list2);

    int maxIteration = 0;
    if(list1.size() == list2.size() || list1.size() < list2.size()){
        maxIteration = list1.size();
    } else {
        maxIteration = list2.size();
    }

    for (int index = 0; index < maxIteration; index++) {
        int result = list1.get(index).compareTo(list2.get(index));
        if (result == 0) {
            continue;
        } else {
            return result;
        }
    }
    return list1.size() - list2.size();
}