kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.comparisons/thenComparator

thenComparator

inline fun <T> Comparator<T>.thenComparator(crossinline comparison: (T, T) -> Int): Comparator<T>

Creates a comparator using the primary comparator and function to calculate a result of comparison.

Samples

import samples.*
import kotlin.test.*
fun main() { 
   //sampleStart 
   val list = listOf("c" to 1, "b" to 2, "a" to 1, "d" to 0, null to 0)

val valueComparator = compareBy<Pair<String?, Int>> { it.second }
val map1 = list.sortedWith(valueComparator).toMap()
assertPrints(map1, "{d=0, null=0, c=1, a=1, b=2}")

val valueThenKeyComparator = valueComparator
    .thenComparator({ a, b -> compareValues(a.first, b.first) })
val map2 = list.sortedWith(valueThenKeyComparator).toMap()
assertPrints(map2, "{null=0, d=0, a=1, c=1, b=2}") 
   //sampleEnd
}