Sorting ArrayList with Lambda in Java 8

Question

Could somebody show me a quick example how to sort an ArrayList alphabetically in Java 8 using the new lambda syntax.

Answer 1

Are you just sorting Strings? If so, you don't need lambdas; there's no point. You just do

import static java.util.Comparator.*;

list.sort(naturalOrder());

...though if you're sorting objects with a String field, then it makes somewhat more sense:

list.sort(comparing(Foo::getString));