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title: "Comparison Shopping: Using Comparable and Comparator to Sort Java Objects"
description: "This tutorial is for intermediate-level Java developers who want to add comparison and sorting capabilities to the custom classes they’ve created for their projects."
canonical: https://www.vidyasource.com/tutorials/comparison-shopping/
type: tutorial
published: 2013-10-27
tags: ["Java", "programming", "sorting", "comparator", "comparable", "function"]
image: https://www.vidyasource.com/img/tutorials/car-shopping.jpg
---

# Comparison Shopping: Using Comparable and Comparator to Sort Java Objects

> This tutorial is for intermediate-level Java developers who want to add comparison and sorting capabilities to the custom classes they’ve created for their projects.

- Canonical page: https://www.vidyasource.com/tutorials/comparison-shopping/
- Structured data (JSON-LD): https://www.vidyasource.com/tutorials/comparison-shopping.json
- Published: 2013-10-27
- Topics: Java, programming, sorting, comparator, comparable, function
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq0ArQhhWzU
- Source code: https://github.com/VidyaSource/comparison-shopping

This tutorial is for intermediate-level Java developers who want to add comparison and sorting capabilities
to the custom classes they’ve created for their projects.

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