Sort by comparable Bean property in Java 8

Question

Is there a shorter way to sort by a comparable property using Java 8 streams than this pattern? ``` collection.stream() .sorted((a,b) -> a.getProp().compareTo(b.getProp())) ```

Accepted Answer

Yes, you could use method reference for this:

```
collection.stream().sorted(Comparator.comparing(MyClass::getProp));
```

Sort by comparable Bean property in Java 8

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