Uses of Interface
java.lang.Comparable

Packages that use Comparable

Package	Description
com.sun.jdi	This is the core package of the Java Debug Interface (JDI), it defines mirrors for values, types, and the target VirtualMachine itself - as well bootstrapping facilities.
com.sun.management	This package contains the JDK's extension to the standard implementation of the java.lang.management API and also defines the management interface for some other components of the platform.
com.sun.nio.sctp	A Java API for Stream Control Transport Protocol.
com.sun.security.jgss	This package defines classes and interfaces for the JDK extensions to the GSS-API.
com.sun.source.doctree	Provides interfaces to represent documentation comments as abstract syntax trees (AST).
com.sun.source.tree	Provides interfaces to represent source code as abstract syntax trees (AST).
com.sun.source.util	Provides utilities for operations on abstract syntax trees (AST).
com.sun.tools.jconsole	This package contains the JConsole API.
java.awt	Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
java.awt.desktop	Provides interfaces and classes for interaction with various desktop capabilities.
java.awt.event	Provides interfaces and classes for dealing with different types of events fired by AWT components.
java.awt.font	Provides classes and interface relating to fonts.
java.io	Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
java.lang	Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.lang.annotation	Provides library support for the Java programming language annotation facility.
java.lang.constant	Classes and interfaces to represent nominal descriptors for run-time entities such as classes or method handles, and classfile entities such as constant pool entries or invokedynamic call sites.
java.lang.invoke	The java.lang.invoke package provides low-level primitives for interacting with the Java Virtual Machine.
java.lang.management	Provides the management interfaces for monitoring and management of the Java virtual machine and other components in the Java runtime.
java.lang.module	Classes to support module descriptors and creating configurations of modules by means of resolution and service binding.
java.math	Provides classes for performing arbitrary-precision integer arithmetic (BigInteger) and arbitrary-precision decimal arithmetic (BigDecimal).
java.net	Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
java.net.http	HTTP Client and WebSocket APIs
java.nio	Defines buffers, which are containers for data, and provides an overview of the other NIO packages.
java.nio.charset	Defines charsets, decoders, and encoders, for translating between bytes and Unicode characters.
java.nio.file	Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
java.nio.file.attribute	Interfaces and classes providing access to file and file system attributes.
java.security	Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.
java.security.cert	Provides classes and interfaces for parsing and managing certificates, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), and certification paths.
java.sql	Provides the API for accessing and processing data stored in a data source (usually a relational database) using the Java™ programming language.
java.text	Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages in a manner independent of natural languages.
java.time	The main API for dates, times, instants, and durations.
java.time.chrono	Generic API for calendar systems other than the default ISO.
java.time.format	Provides classes to print and parse dates and times.
java.time.temporal	Access to date and time using fields and units, and date time adjusters.
java.time.zone	Support for time-zones and their rules.
java.util	Contains the collections framework, some internationalization support classes, a service loader, properties, random number generation, string parsing and scanning classes, base64 encoding and decoding, a bit array, and several miscellaneous utility classes.
java.util.concurrent	Utility classes commonly useful in concurrent programming.
java.util.stream	Classes to support functional-style operations on streams of elements, such as map-reduce transformations on collections.
javax.imageio.metadata	A package of the Java Image I/O API dealing with reading and writing metadata.
javax.lang.model	Classes and hierarchies of packages used to model the Java programming language.
javax.lang.model.element	Interfaces used to model elements of the Java programming language.
javax.lang.model.type	Interfaces used to model Java programming language types.
javax.lang.model.util	Utilities to assist in the processing of program elements and types.
javax.management	Provides the core classes for the Java Management Extensions.
javax.management.openmbean	Provides the open data types and Open MBean descriptor classes.
javax.naming	Provides the classes and interfaces for accessing naming services.
javax.naming.ldap	Provides support for LDAPv3 extended operations and controls.
javax.net.ssl	Provides classes for the secure socket package.
javax.smartcardio	Java™ Smart Card I/O API.
javax.swing	Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
javax.swing.event	Provides for events fired by Swing components.
javax.swing.plaf.nimbus	Provides user interface objects built according to the cross-platform Nimbus look and feel.
javax.swing.text	Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.
javax.swing.text.html	Provides the class HTMLEditorKit and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.
javax.tools	Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program, for example, compilers.
javax.xml.catalog	Provides the classes for implementing XML Catalogs OASIS Standard V1.1, 7 October 2005.
javax.xml.xpath	Provides an object-model neutral API for the evaluation of XPath expressions and access to the evaluation environment.
jdk.dynalink	Contains interfaces and classes that are used to link an invokedynamic call site.
jdk.dynalink.linker	Contains interfaces and classes needed by language runtimes to implement their own language-specific object models and type conversions.
jdk.javadoc.doclet	The Doclet API provides an environment which, in conjunction with the Language Model API and Compiler Tree API, allows clients to inspect the source-level structures of programs and libraries, including API comments embedded in the source.
jdk.jfr	This package provides classes to create events and control Flight Recorder.
jdk.jshell	Provides interfaces for creating tools, such as a Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL), which interactively evaluate "snippets" of Java programming language code.
jdk.nashorn.api.tree	Nashorn parser API provides interfaces to represent ECMAScript source code as abstract syntax trees (AST) and Parser to parse ECMAScript source scripts.
jdk.net	Platform specific socket options for the java.net and java.nio.channels socket classes.

Uses of Comparable in com.sun.jdi

Subinterfaces of Comparable in com.sun.jdi

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	ArrayType	Provides access to the class of an array and the type of its components in the target VM.
interface	ByteValue	Provides access to a primitive byte value in the target VM.
interface	CharValue	Provides access to a primitive char value in the target VM.
interface	ClassType	A mirror of a class in the target VM.
interface	DoubleValue	Provides access to a primitive double value in the target VM.
interface	Field	A class or instance variable in the target VM.
interface	FloatValue	Provides access to a primitive float value in the target VM.
interface	IntegerValue	Provides access to a primitive int value in the target VM.
interface	InterfaceType	A mirror of an interface in the target VM.
interface	LocalVariable	A local variable in the target VM.
interface	Location	A point within the executing code of the target VM.
interface	LongValue	Provides access to a primitive long value in the target VM.
interface	Method	A static or instance method in the target VM.
interface	ReferenceType	The type of an object in a target VM.
interface	ShortValue	Provides access to a primitive short value in the target VM.

Uses of Comparable in com.sun.management

Classes in com.sun.management that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	VMOption.Origin	Origin of the value of a VM option.

Uses of Comparable in com.sun.nio.sctp

Classes in com.sun.nio.sctp that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	AssociationChangeNotification.AssocChangeEvent	Defines the type of change event that happened to the association.
class	HandlerResult	Defines notification handler results.
static class	PeerAddressChangeNotification.AddressChangeEvent	Defines the type of address change event that occurred to the destination address on a multi-homed peer when it encounters a change of interface details.

Uses of Comparable in com.sun.security.jgss

Classes in com.sun.security.jgss that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	InquireType	Attribute types that can be specified as an argument of ExtendedGSSContext.inquireSecContext(com.sun.security.jgss.InquireType)

Uses of Comparable in com.sun.source.doctree

Classes in com.sun.source.doctree that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	AttributeTree.ValueKind	The kind of an attribute value.
static class	DocTree.Kind	Enumerates all kinds of trees.

Uses of Comparable in com.sun.source.tree

Classes in com.sun.source.tree that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	CaseTree.CaseKind	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. This enum is used to model a rule case, which is part of a preview feature and may be removed if the preview feature is removed.
static class	LambdaExpressionTree.BodyKind	Lambda expressions come in two forms: expression lambdas, whose body is an expression, and statement lambdas, whose body is a block
static class	MemberReferenceTree.ReferenceMode	There are two kinds of member references: (i) method references and (ii) constructor references
static class	ModuleTree.ModuleKind	The kind of the module.
static class	Tree.Kind	Enumerates all kinds of trees.

Uses of Comparable in com.sun.source.util

Classes in com.sun.source.util that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	TaskEvent.Kind	Kind of task event.

Uses of Comparable in com.sun.tools.jconsole

Classes in com.sun.tools.jconsole that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	JConsoleContext.ConnectionState	Values for the ConnectionState bound property.

Uses of Comparable in java.awt

Classes in java.awt that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	Component.BaselineResizeBehavior	Enumeration of the common ways the baseline of a component can change as the size changes.
static class	Desktop.Action	Represents an action type.
static class	Dialog.ModalExclusionType	Any top-level window can be marked not to be blocked by modal dialogs.
static class	Dialog.ModalityType	Modal dialogs block all input to some top-level windows.
static class	GraphicsDevice.WindowTranslucency	Kinds of translucency supported by the underlying system.
static class	MultipleGradientPaint.ColorSpaceType	The color space in which to perform the gradient interpolation.
static class	MultipleGradientPaint.CycleMethod	The method to use when painting outside the gradient bounds.
static class	Taskbar.Feature	List of provided features.
static class	Taskbar.State	Kinds of available window progress states.
static class	TrayIcon.MessageType	The message type determines which icon will be displayed in the caption of the message, and a possible system sound a message may generate upon showing.
static class	Window.Type	Enumeration of available window types.

Uses of Comparable in java.awt.desktop

Classes in java.awt.desktop that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	QuitStrategy	The strategy used to shut down the application, if Sudden Termination is not enabled.
static class	UserSessionEvent.Reason	Kinds of available reasons of user session change.

Uses of Comparable in java.awt.event

Classes in java.awt.event that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	FocusEvent.Cause	This enum represents the cause of a FocusEvent- the reason why it occurred.

Uses of Comparable in java.awt.font

Classes in java.awt.font that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	NumericShaper.Range	A NumericShaper.Range represents a Unicode range of a script having its own decimal digits.

Uses of Comparable in java.io

Classes in java.io that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	File	An abstract representation of file and directory pathnames.
static class	ObjectInputFilter.Status	The status of a check on the class, array length, number of references, depth, and stream size.
class	ObjectStreamField	A description of a Serializable field from a Serializable class.

Uses of Comparable in java.lang

Subinterfaces of Comparable in java.lang

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	ProcessHandle	ProcessHandle identifies and provides control of native processes.

Classes in java.lang that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	Boolean	The Boolean class wraps a value of the primitive type boolean in an object.
class	Byte	The Byte class wraps a value of primitive type byte in an object.
class	Character	The Character class wraps a value of the primitive type char in an object.
static class	Character.UnicodeScript	A family of character subsets representing the character scripts defined in the Unicode Standard Annex #24: Script Names.
class	Double	The Double class wraps a value of the primitive type double in an object.
class	Enum<E extends Enum<E>>	This is the common base class of all Java language enumeration types.
class	Float	The Float class wraps a value of primitive type float in an object.
class	Integer	The Integer class wraps a value of the primitive type int in an object.
class	Long	The Long class wraps a value of the primitive type long in an object.
static class	ProcessBuilder.Redirect.Type	The type of a ProcessBuilder.Redirect.
static class	Runtime.Version	A representation of a version string for an implementation of the Java SE Platform.
class	Short	The Short class wraps a value of primitive type short in an object.
static class	StackWalker.Option	Stack walker option to configure the stack frame information obtained by a StackWalker.
class	String	The String class represents character strings.
class	StringBuffer	A thread-safe, mutable sequence of characters.
class	StringBuilder	A mutable sequence of characters.
static class	System.Logger.Level	System loggers levels.
static class	Thread.State	A thread state.

Uses of Comparable in java.lang.annotation

Classes in java.lang.annotation that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ElementType	The constants of this enumerated type provide a simple classification of the syntactic locations where annotations may appear in a Java program.
class	RetentionPolicy	Annotation retention policy.

Uses of Comparable in java.lang.constant

Classes in java.lang.constant that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	DirectMethodHandleDesc.Kind	Kinds of method handles that can be described with DirectMethodHandleDesc.

Uses of Comparable in java.lang.invoke

Classes in java.lang.invoke that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	VarHandle.AccessMode	The set of access modes that specify how a variable, referenced by a VarHandle, is accessed.

Uses of Comparable in java.lang.management

Classes in java.lang.management that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	MemoryType	Types of memory pools.

Uses of Comparable in java.lang.module

Classes in java.lang.module that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ModuleDescriptor	A module descriptor.
static class	ModuleDescriptor.Exports	A package exported by a module, may be qualified or unqualified.
static class	ModuleDescriptor.Exports.Modifier	A modifier on an exported package.
static class	ModuleDescriptor.Modifier	A modifier on a module.
static class	ModuleDescriptor.Opens	A package opened by a module, may be qualified or unqualified.
static class	ModuleDescriptor.Opens.Modifier	A modifier on an open package.
static class	ModuleDescriptor.Provides	A service that a module provides one or more implementations of.
static class	ModuleDescriptor.Requires	A dependence upon a module
static class	ModuleDescriptor.Requires.Modifier	A modifier on a module dependence.
static class	ModuleDescriptor.Version	A module's version string.

Uses of Comparable in java.math

Classes in java.math that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	BigDecimal	Immutable, arbitrary-precision signed decimal numbers.
class	BigInteger	Immutable arbitrary-precision integers.
class	RoundingMode	Specifies a rounding behavior for numerical operations capable of discarding precision.

Uses of Comparable in java.net

Classes in java.net that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	Authenticator.RequestorType	The type of the entity requesting authentication.
static class	Proxy.Type	Represents the proxy type.
class	StandardProtocolFamily	Defines the standard families of communication protocols.
class	URI	Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.

Uses of Comparable in java.net.http

Classes in java.net.http that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	HttpClient.Redirect	Defines the automatic redirection policy.
static class	HttpClient.Version	The HTTP protocol version.

Uses of Comparable in java.nio

Classes in java.nio that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ByteBuffer	A byte buffer.
class	CharBuffer	A char buffer.
class	DoubleBuffer	A double buffer.
class	FloatBuffer	A float buffer.
class	IntBuffer	An int buffer.
class	LongBuffer	A long buffer.
class	MappedByteBuffer	A direct byte buffer whose content is a memory-mapped region of a file.
class	ShortBuffer	A short buffer.

Uses of Comparable in java.nio.charset

Classes in java.nio.charset that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	Charset	A named mapping between sequences of sixteen-bit Unicode code units and sequences of bytes.

Uses of Comparable in java.nio.file

Subinterfaces of Comparable in java.nio.file

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	Path	An object that may be used to locate a file in a file system.

Classes in java.nio.file that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AccessMode	Defines access modes used to test the accessibility of a file.
class	FileVisitOption	Defines the file tree traversal options.
class	FileVisitResult	The result type of a FileVisitor.
class	LinkOption	Defines the options as to how symbolic links are handled.
class	StandardCopyOption	Defines the standard copy options.
class	StandardOpenOption	Defines the standard open options.

Uses of Comparable in java.nio.file.attribute

Classes in java.nio.file.attribute that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AclEntryFlag	Defines the flags for used by the flags component of an ACL entry.
class	AclEntryPermission	Defines the permissions for use with the permissions component of an ACL entry.
class	AclEntryType	A typesafe enumeration of the access control entry types.
class	FileTime	Represents the value of a file's time stamp attribute.
class	PosixFilePermission	Defines the bits for use with the permissions attribute.

Uses of Comparable in java.security

Classes in java.security that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	CryptoPrimitive	An enumeration of cryptographic primitives.
static class	DrbgParameters.Capability	The reseedable and prediction resistance capabilities of a DRBG.
static class	KeyRep.Type	Key type.

Uses of Comparable in java.security.cert

Classes in java.security.cert that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	CertPathValidatorException.BasicReason	The BasicReason enumerates the potential reasons that a certification path of any type may be invalid.
class	CRLReason	The CRLReason enumeration specifies the reason that a certificate is revoked, as defined in RFC 5280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and CRL Profile.
class	PKIXReason	The PKIXReason enumerates the potential PKIX-specific reasons that an X.509 certification path may be invalid according to the PKIX (RFC 5280) standard.
static class	PKIXRevocationChecker.Option	Various revocation options that can be specified for the revocation checking mechanism.

Uses of Comparable in java.sql

Classes in java.sql that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ClientInfoStatus	Enumeration for status of the reason that a property could not be set via a call to Connection.setClientInfo
class	Date	A thin wrapper around a millisecond value that allows JDBC to identify this as an SQL DATE value.
class	JDBCType	Defines the constants that are used to identify generic SQL types, called JDBC types.
class	PseudoColumnUsage	Enumeration for pseudo/hidden column usage.
class	RowIdLifetime	Enumeration for RowId life-time values.
class	Time	A thin wrapper around the java.util.Date class that allows the JDBC API to identify this as an SQL TIME value.
class	Timestamp	A thin wrapper around java.util.Date that allows the JDBC API to identify this as an SQL TIMESTAMP value.

Uses of Comparable in java.text

Classes in java.text that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	CollationKey	A CollationKey represents a String under the rules of a specific Collator object.
static class	Normalizer.Form	This enum provides constants of the four Unicode normalization forms that are described in Unicode Standard Annex #15 — Unicode Normalization Forms and two methods to access them.
static class	NumberFormat.Style	A number format style.

Uses of Comparable in java.time

Classes in java.time that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	DayOfWeek	A day-of-week, such as 'Tuesday'.
class	Duration	A time-based amount of time, such as '34.5 seconds'.
class	Instant	An instantaneous point on the time-line.
class	LocalDate	A date without a time-zone in the ISO-8601 calendar system, such as 2007-12-03.
class	LocalDateTime	A date-time without a time-zone in the ISO-8601 calendar system, such as 2007-12-03T10:15:30.
class	LocalTime	A time without a time-zone in the ISO-8601 calendar system, such as 10:15:30.
class	Month	A month-of-year, such as 'July'.
class	MonthDay	A month-day in the ISO-8601 calendar system, such as --12-03.
class	OffsetDateTime	A date-time with an offset from UTC/Greenwich in the ISO-8601 calendar system, such as 2007-12-03T10:15:30+01:00.
class	OffsetTime	A time with an offset from UTC/Greenwich in the ISO-8601 calendar system, such as 10:15:30+01:00.
class	Year	A year in the ISO-8601 calendar system, such as 2007.
class	YearMonth	A year-month in the ISO-8601 calendar system, such as 2007-12.
class	ZonedDateTime	A date-time with a time-zone in the ISO-8601 calendar system, such as 2007-12-03T10:15:30+01:00 Europe/Paris.
class	ZoneOffset	A time-zone offset from Greenwich/UTC, such as +02:00.

Uses of Comparable in java.time.chrono

Subinterfaces of Comparable in java.time.chrono

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	ChronoLocalDate	A date without time-of-day or time-zone in an arbitrary chronology, intended for advanced globalization use cases.
interface	ChronoLocalDateTime<D extends ChronoLocalDate>	A date-time without a time-zone in an arbitrary chronology, intended for advanced globalization use cases.
interface	Chronology	A calendar system, used to organize and identify dates.
interface	ChronoZonedDateTime<D extends ChronoLocalDate>	A date-time with a time-zone in an arbitrary chronology, intended for advanced globalization use cases.

Classes in java.time.chrono that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AbstractChronology	An abstract implementation of a calendar system, used to organize and identify dates.
class	HijrahChronology	The Hijrah calendar is a lunar calendar supporting Islamic calendars.
class	HijrahDate	A date in the Hijrah calendar system.
class	HijrahEra	An era in the Hijrah calendar system.
class	IsoChronology	The ISO calendar system.
class	IsoEra	An era in the ISO calendar system.
class	JapaneseChronology	The Japanese Imperial calendar system.
class	JapaneseDate	A date in the Japanese Imperial calendar system.
class	MinguoChronology	The Minguo calendar system.
class	MinguoDate	A date in the Minguo calendar system.
class	MinguoEra	An era in the Minguo calendar system.
class	ThaiBuddhistChronology	The Thai Buddhist calendar system.
class	ThaiBuddhistDate	A date in the Thai Buddhist calendar system.
class	ThaiBuddhistEra	An era in the Thai Buddhist calendar system.

Uses of Comparable in java.time.format

Classes in java.time.format that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	FormatStyle	Enumeration of the style of a localized date, time or date-time formatter.
class	ResolverStyle	Enumeration of different ways to resolve dates and times.
class	SignStyle	Enumeration of ways to handle the positive/negative sign.
class	TextStyle	Enumeration of the style of text formatting and parsing.

Uses of Comparable in java.time.temporal

Classes in java.time.temporal that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ChronoField	A standard set of fields.
class	ChronoUnit	A standard set of date periods units.

Uses of Comparable in java.time.zone

Classes in java.time.zone that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ZoneOffsetTransition	A transition between two offsets caused by a discontinuity in the local time-line.
static class	ZoneOffsetTransitionRule.TimeDefinition	A definition of the way a local time can be converted to the actual transition date-time.

Uses of Comparable in java.util

Classes in java.util that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	Calendar	The Calendar class is an abstract class that provides methods for converting between a specific instant in time and a set of calendar fields such as YEAR, MONTH, DAY_OF_MONTH, HOUR, and so on, and for manipulating the calendar fields, such as getting the date of the next week.
class	Date	The class Date represents a specific instant in time, with millisecond precision.
static class	Formatter.BigDecimalLayoutForm	Enum for BigDecimal formatting.
class	GregorianCalendar	GregorianCalendar is a concrete subclass of Calendar and provides the standard calendar system used by most of the world.
static class	Locale.Category	Enum for locale categories.
static class	Locale.FilteringMode	This enum provides constants to select a filtering mode for locale matching.
static class	Locale.IsoCountryCode	Enum for specifying the type defined in ISO 3166.
class	UUID	A class that represents an immutable universally unique identifier (UUID).

Methods in java.util with type parameters of type Comparable

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> int	Arrays.compare(T[] a, int aFromIndex, int aToIndex, T[] b, int bFromIndex, int bToIndex)	Compares two Object arrays lexicographically over the specified ranges.
static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> int	Arrays.compare(T[] a, T[] b)	Compares two Object arrays, within comparable elements, lexicographically.
static <T, U extends Comparable<? super U>> Comparator<T>	Comparator.comparing(Function<? super T,? extends U> keyExtractor)	Accepts a function that extracts a Comparable sort key from a type T, and returns a Comparator<T> that compares by that sort key.
static <K extends Comparable<? super K>, V> Comparator<Map.Entry<K,V>>	Map.Entry.comparingByKey()	Returns a comparator that compares Map.Entry in natural order on key.
static <K, V extends Comparable<? super V>> Comparator<Map.Entry<K,V>>	Map.Entry.comparingByValue()	Returns a comparator that compares Map.Entry in natural order on value.
static <T extends Object & Comparable<? super T>> T	Collections.max(Collection<? extends T> coll)	Returns the maximum element of the given collection, according to the natural ordering of its elements.
static <T extends Object & Comparable<? super T>> T	Collections.min(Collection<? extends T> coll)	Returns the minimum element of the given collection, according to the natural ordering of its elements.
static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> Comparator<T>	Comparator.naturalOrder()	Returns a comparator that compares Comparable objects in natural order.
static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> void	Arrays.parallelSort(T[] a)	Sorts the specified array of objects into ascending order, according to the natural ordering of its elements.
static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> void	Arrays.parallelSort(T[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex)	Sorts the specified range of the specified array of objects into ascending order, according to the natural ordering of its elements.
static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> Comparator<T>	Comparator.reverseOrder()	Returns a comparator that imposes the reverse of the natural ordering.
static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> void	Collections.sort(List<T> list)	Sorts the specified list into ascending order, according to the natural ordering of its elements.
default <U extends Comparable<? super U>> Comparator<T>	Comparator.thenComparing(Function<? super T,? extends U> keyExtractor)	Returns a lexicographic-order comparator with a function that extracts a Comparable sort key.

Methods in java.util with parameters of type Comparable

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> int	Arrays.compare(T[] a, int aFromIndex, int aToIndex, T[] b, int bFromIndex, int bToIndex)	Compares two Object arrays lexicographically over the specified ranges.
static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> int	Arrays.compare(T[] a, T[] b)	Compares two Object arrays, within comparable elements, lexicographically.
static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> void	Arrays.parallelSort(T[] a)	Sorts the specified array of objects into ascending order, according to the natural ordering of its elements.
static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> void	Arrays.parallelSort(T[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex)	Sorts the specified range of the specified array of objects into ascending order, according to the natural ordering of its elements.

Method parameters in java.util with type arguments of type Comparable

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> int	Collections.binarySearch(List<? extends Comparable<? super T>> list, T key)	Searches the specified list for the specified object using the binary search algorithm.

Uses of Comparable in java.util.concurrent

Subinterfaces of Comparable in java.util.concurrent

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	Delayed	A mix-in style interface for marking objects that should be acted upon after a given delay.
interface	RunnableScheduledFuture<V>	A ScheduledFuture that is Runnable.
interface	ScheduledFuture<V>	A delayed result-bearing action that can be cancelled.

Classes in java.util.concurrent that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	TimeUnit	A TimeUnit represents time durations at a given unit of granularity and provides utility methods to convert across units, and to perform timing and delay operations in these units.

Uses of Comparable in java.util.stream

Classes in java.util.stream that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	Collector.Characteristics	Characteristics indicating properties of a Collector, which can be used to optimize reduction implementations.

Uses of Comparable in javax.imageio.metadata

Methods in javax.imageio.metadata with type parameters of type Comparable

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected <T extends Object & Comparable<? super T>> void	IIOMetadataFormatImpl.addObjectValue(String elementName, Class<T> classType, T defaultValue, Comparable<? super T> minValue, Comparable<? super T> maxValue, boolean minInclusive, boolean maxInclusive)	Allows an Object reference of a given class type to be stored in nodes implementing the named element.

Methods in javax.imageio.metadata that return Comparable

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Comparable<?>	IIOMetadataFormat.getObjectMaxValue(String elementName)	Returns the maximum legal value for the Object reference within the named element.
Comparable<?>	IIOMetadataFormat.getObjectMinValue(String elementName)	Returns the minimum legal value for the Object reference within the named element.

Methods in javax.imageio.metadata with parameters of type Comparable

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected <T extends Object & Comparable<? super T>> void	IIOMetadataFormatImpl.addObjectValue(String elementName, Class<T> classType, T defaultValue, Comparable<? super T> minValue, Comparable<? super T> maxValue, boolean minInclusive, boolean maxInclusive)	Allows an Object reference of a given class type to be stored in nodes implementing the named element.

Uses of Comparable in javax.lang.model

Classes in javax.lang.model that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	SourceVersion	Source versions of the Java™ programming language.

Uses of Comparable in javax.lang.model.element

Classes in javax.lang.model.element that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ElementKind	The kind of an element.
class	Modifier	Represents a modifier on a program element such as a class, method, or field.
static class	ModuleElement.DirectiveKind	The kind of a directive.
class	NestingKind	The nesting kind of a type element.

Uses of Comparable in javax.lang.model.type

Classes in javax.lang.model.type that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	TypeKind	The kind of a type mirror.

Uses of Comparable in javax.lang.model.util

Classes in javax.lang.model.util that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	Elements.Origin	The origin of an element or other language model item.

Uses of Comparable in javax.management

Classes in javax.management that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ObjectName	Represents the object name of an MBean, or a pattern that can match the names of several MBeans.

Uses of Comparable in javax.management.openmbean

Methods in javax.management.openmbean that return Comparable

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Comparable<?>	OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport.getMaxValue()	Returns the maximal value for the attribute described by this OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport instance, if specified, or null otherwise.
Comparable<?>	OpenMBeanParameterInfo.getMaxValue()	Returns the maximal value for this parameter, if it has one, or null otherwise.
Comparable<?>	OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport.getMaxValue()	Returns the maximal value for the parameter described by this OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport instance, if specified, or null otherwise.
Comparable<?>	OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport.getMinValue()	Returns the minimal value for the attribute described by this OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport instance, if specified, or null otherwise.
Comparable<?>	OpenMBeanParameterInfo.getMinValue()	Returns the minimal value for this parameter, if it has one, or null otherwise.
Comparable<?>	OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport.getMinValue()	Returns the minimal value for the parameter described by this OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport instance, if specified, or null otherwise.

Constructors in javax.management.openmbean with parameters of type Comparable

Constructor	Description
OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport(String name, String description, OpenType<T> openType, boolean isReadable, boolean isWritable, boolean isIs, T defaultValue, Comparable<T> minValue, Comparable<T> maxValue)	Constructs an OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport instance, which describes the attribute of an open MBean, with the specified name, openType, description, defaultValue, minValue and maxValue.
OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport(String name, String description, OpenType<T> openType, T defaultValue, Comparable<T> minValue, Comparable<T> maxValue)	Constructs an OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport instance, which describes the parameter used in one or more operations or constructors of a class of open MBeans, with the specified name, openType, description, defaultValue, minValue and maxValue.

Uses of Comparable in javax.naming

Subinterfaces of Comparable in javax.naming

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	Name	The Name interface represents a generic name -- an ordered sequence of components.

Classes in javax.naming that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	CompositeName	This class represents a composite name -- a sequence of component names spanning multiple namespaces.
class	CompoundName	This class represents a compound name -- a name from a hierarchical name space.

Uses of Comparable in javax.naming.ldap

Classes in javax.naming.ldap that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	LdapName	This class represents a distinguished name as specified by RFC 2253.
class	Rdn	This class represents a relative distinguished name, or RDN, which is a component of a distinguished name as specified by RFC 2253.

Uses of Comparable in javax.net.ssl

Classes in javax.net.ssl that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	SSLEngineResult.HandshakeStatus	An SSLEngineResult enum describing the current handshaking state of this SSLEngine.
static class	SSLEngineResult.Status	An SSLEngineResult enum describing the overall result of the SSLEngine operation.

Uses of Comparable in javax.smartcardio

Classes in javax.smartcardio that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	CardTerminals.State	Enumeration of attributes of a CardTerminal.

Uses of Comparable in javax.swing

Classes in javax.swing that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	DropMode	Drop modes, used to determine the method by which a component tracks and indicates a drop location during drag and drop.
static class	GroupLayout.Alignment	Enumeration of the possible ways ParallelGroup can align its children.
static class	JTable.PrintMode	Printing modes, used in printing JTables.
static class	LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement	ComponentPlacement is an enumeration of the possible ways two components can be placed relative to each other.
static class	RowFilter.ComparisonType	Enumeration of the possible comparison values supported by some of the default RowFilters.
class	SortOrder	SortOrder is an enumeration of the possible sort orderings.
static class	SwingWorker.StateValue	Values for the state bound property.

Methods in javax.swing that return Comparable

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Comparable<Date>	SpinnerDateModel.getEnd()	Returns the last Date in the sequence.
Comparable<?>	SpinnerNumberModel.getMaximum()	Returns the last number in the sequence.
Comparable<?>	SpinnerNumberModel.getMinimum()	Returns the first number in this sequence.
Comparable<Date>	SpinnerDateModel.getStart()	Returns the first Date in the sequence.

Methods in javax.swing with parameters of type Comparable

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	SpinnerDateModel.setEnd(Comparable<Date> end)	Changes the upper limit for Dates in this sequence.
void	SpinnerNumberModel.setMaximum(Comparable<?> maximum)	Changes the upper bound for numbers in this sequence.
void	SpinnerNumberModel.setMinimum(Comparable<?> minimum)	Changes the lower bound for numbers in this sequence.
void	SpinnerDateModel.setStart(Comparable<Date> start)	Changes the lower limit for Dates in this sequence.

Constructors in javax.swing with parameters of type Comparable

Constructor	Description
SpinnerDateModel(Date value, Comparable<Date> start, Comparable<Date> end, int calendarField)	Creates a SpinnerDateModel that represents a sequence of dates between start and end.
SpinnerNumberModel(Number value, Comparable<?> minimum, Comparable<?> maximum, Number stepSize)	Constructs a SpinnerModel that represents a closed sequence of numbers from minimum to maximum.

Uses of Comparable in javax.swing.event

Classes in javax.swing.event that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	RowSorterEvent.Type	Enumeration of the types of RowSorterEvents.

Uses of Comparable in javax.swing.plaf.nimbus

Classes in javax.swing.plaf.nimbus that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
protected static class	AbstractRegionPainter.PaintContext.CacheMode	Cache mode.

Uses of Comparable in javax.swing.text

Methods in javax.swing.text that return Comparable

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Comparable<?>	InternationalFormatter.getMaximum()	Returns the maximum permissible value.
Comparable<?>	InternationalFormatter.getMinimum()	Returns the minimum permissible value.

Methods in javax.swing.text with parameters of type Comparable

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	InternationalFormatter.setMaximum(Comparable<?> max)	Sets the maximum permissible value.
void	InternationalFormatter.setMinimum(Comparable<?> minimum)	Sets the minimum permissible value.

Uses of Comparable in javax.swing.text.html

Classes in javax.swing.text.html that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	FormSubmitEvent.MethodType	Represents an HTML form method type.

Uses of Comparable in javax.tools

Classes in javax.tools that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	Diagnostic.Kind	Kinds of diagnostics, for example, error or warning.
static class	DocumentationTool.Location	Locations specific to DocumentationTool.
static class	JavaFileObject.Kind	Kinds of JavaFileObjects.
class	StandardLocation	Standard locations of file objects.

Uses of Comparable in javax.xml.catalog

Classes in javax.xml.catalog that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	CatalogFeatures.Feature	A Feature type as defined in the Catalog Features table.

Uses of Comparable in javax.xml.xpath

Classes in javax.xml.xpath that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	XPathEvaluationResult.XPathResultType	XPathResultType represents possible return types of an XPath evaluation.

Uses of Comparable in jdk.dynalink

Classes in jdk.dynalink that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	StandardNamespace	An enumeration of standard namespaces defined by Dynalink.
class	StandardOperation	Defines the standard dynamic operations.

Uses of Comparable in jdk.dynalink.linker

Classes in jdk.dynalink.linker that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	ConversionComparator.Comparison	Enumeration of possible outcomes of comparing one conversion to another.

Uses of Comparable in jdk.javadoc.doclet

Classes in jdk.javadoc.doclet that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	Doclet.Option.Kind	The kind of an option.
static class	DocletEnvironment.ModuleMode
static class	Taglet.Location	The kind of location in which a tag may be used.

Uses of Comparable in jdk.jfr

Classes in jdk.jfr that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	RecordingState	Indicates a state in the life cycle of a recording.

Uses of Comparable in jdk.jshell

Classes in jdk.jshell that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	Snippet.Kind	Describes the general kind of snippet.
static class	Snippet.Status	Describes the current state of a Snippet.
static class	Snippet.SubKind	The detailed variety of a snippet.
static class	SourceCodeAnalysis.Completeness	Describes the completeness of the given input.

Uses of Comparable in jdk.nashorn.api.tree

Classes in jdk.nashorn.api.tree that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	Diagnostic.Kind	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Nashorn JavaScript script engine and APIs, and the jjs tool are deprecated with the intent to remove them in a future release.
static class	Tree.Kind	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Nashorn JavaScript script engine and APIs, and the jjs tool are deprecated with the intent to remove them in a future release.

Uses of Comparable in jdk.net

Classes in jdk.net that implement Comparable

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	SocketFlow.Status	Enumeration of the return values from the SO_FLOW_SLA socket option.