How to Sort Elements in Different Order in Java TreeSet

By default elements in TreeSet are sorted using natural ordering of the elements. If you want to sort a TreeSet in Java using different order than the natural order like in descending order or reverse order then you need to provide your own Comparator at Set creation time.

Let's see a Java example where TreeSet is sorted in descending order rather than the natural ordering (which is ascending in case of String).

public class TreeSetDemo {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Providing custom compartor
    Set<String> citySet = new TreeSet<String>(
      new CityComparator());
    
    citySet.add("Delhi");
    citySet.add("Mumbai");
    citySet.add("Bangalore");
    citySet.add("Chennai");
    citySet.add("Hyderabad");
    
    // Iterating the Set
    for(String str : citySet){
      System.out.println("City Name - " + str);
    }
  }
}

// Comparator class
class CityComparator implements Comparator<String>{
  @Override
  public int compare(String str1, String str2) {
    return str2.compareTo(str1);
  }    
}

Output

City Name - Mumbai
City Name - Hyderabad
City Name - Delhi
City Name - Chennai
City Name - Bangalore

Here note that a Comparator implementation is provided which reverses the sorting order. That Comparator is specified at the set creation time in a constructor.

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