How can I sort a list of strings in Dart?

Question

I see in the API docs there is a sort() method on List, but I\'m not clear what it needs for a parameter. The current need is for a very simple st

Answer 1

To add just one point to Seth's detailed answer, in general, in

(a, b) => foo(a, b)

passed into sort, the function foo should answer an integer result as follows:

• if a < b, result should be < 0,
• if a = b, result should be = 0, and
• if a > b, result should be > 0.

For the above law of trichotomy to hold, both a and b must be Comparables.