JDK-8032636 : Collections.sort(List l, Comparator) should defer to List.sort(Comparator )
  • Type: Backport
  • Backport of: JDK-8030848
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.util:collections
  • Affected Version: 8u20
  • Priority: P1
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2014-01-24
  • Updated: 2014-10-02
  • Resolved: 2014-01-24
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Text suitable for release notes. Collection.sort defers now defers to List.sort Previously Collection.sort copied the elements of the list to sort into an array, sorted that array, then updated list, in place, with those elements in the array, and the default method List.sort deferred to Collection.sort. This is a non-optimal arrangement. In this release Collection.sort defers to List.sort. This means, for example, existing code that calls Collection.sort with an instance of ArrayList will now use the optimal sort implemented by ArrayList.
23-07-2014
Closed/verified (executed lang tests)
24-03-2014