Comparator.comparing(…) of a nested field

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You can’t nest method references. You can use lambda expressions instead:

return Comparator
        .comparing(l->l.getCourse().getTeacher().getAge(), Comparator.reverseOrder()) 
        .thenComparing(l->l.getCourse().getStudentSize());

Without the need for reverse order it’s even less verbose:

return Comparator
        .comparing(l->l.getCourse().getTeacher().getAge()) 
        .thenComparing(l->l.getCourse().getStudentSize());

Note: in some cases you need to explicitly state the generic types. For example, the code below won’t work without the <FlightAssignment, LocalDateTime> before comparing(...) in Java 8.

flightAssignmentList.sort(Comparator
        .<FlightAssignment, LocalDateTime>comparing(a -> a.getFlight().getDepartureUTCDateTime())
        .thenComparing(a -> a.getFlight().getArrivalUTCDateTime())
        .thenComparing(FlightAssignment::getId));

Newer java version have better auto type detection and might not require that.

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