The Collection Framework provides a special Set interface for maintaining elements in a sorted order:
SortedSet . The methods of this interface are shown in the Table 18.3.
Method Signature
Description
Comparator comparator()
Returns the invoking sorted set’s comparator. If the natural ordering is
used for this set, null is returned.
Object first()
Returns the fi rst element in the invoking sorted set.
SortedSet headset
(objectend)
Returns a SortedSet containing those elements less than end that are
contained in the invoking sorted set. Elements in the returned sorted set
are also referenced ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month, and much more.
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.