The thenComparingInt(java.util.function.ToIntFunction) method of Comparator Interface in Java returns a lexicographic-order comparator with a function that extracts a int sort key.
Syntax:
default Comparator <T>
thenComparingInt(ToIntFunction <T> keyExtractor)
Parameters: This method accepts keyExtractor which is the function used to extract the Int sort key.
Return value: This method returns a lexicographic-order comparator composed of this and then the Int sort key.
Exception: This method throws NullPointerException if the argument is null.
Below programs illustrate thenComparingInt(java.util.function.ToIntFunction) method:
Program 1:
// Java program to demonstrate Comparator// thenComparingInt(ToIntFunction) method  import java.util.Arrays;import java.util.Collections;import java.util.Comparator;import java.util.List;  public class GFG {    public static void main(String... args)    {          List<HardwareItems> list = getItems();        System.out.println("before sort:");        list.forEach(System.out::println);          // Apply sorting and        // also apply thenComparingInt()        Collections            .sort(                list,                Comparator                    .comparing(HardwareItems::getName)                    .thenComparingInt(HardwareItems::getPrice));          System.out.println("after sort:");        list.forEach(System.out::println);    }      private static List<HardwareItems> getItems()    {        return Arrays.asList(            new HardwareItems("Laptop", 40000),            new HardwareItems("Desktop", 20000),            new HardwareItems("Laptop", 45500),            new HardwareItems("Monitor", 10000),            new HardwareItems("Desktop", 22000));    }      private static class HardwareItems {        private String name;        private int price;          public HardwareItems(String name, int price)        {            this.name = name;            this.price = price;        }          public String getName()        {            return name;        }          public int getPrice()        {            return price;        }          @Override        public String toString()        {            return "HardwareItems [name="                + name                + ", price="                + price + "]";        }    }} |
The output printed on console of IDE is shown below.
Output:
You can see in example first sorting is done on name wise and if the name is same then price wise which is int type.
Program 2:
// Java program to demonstrate Comparator// thenComparingInt(ToIntFunction) method  import java.util.Arrays;import java.util.Comparator;import java.util.List;  public class GFG {      public static void main(String... args)    {          List<Double> list            = Arrays.asList(1.12, 2.4, 3.43,                            4.343, 5.434);          try {              // apply thenComparingInt            Comparator.comparing(list::get)                .thenComparingInt(null);        }        catch (Exception e) {              System.out.printf("Exception:" + e);        }    }} |
The output printed on console is shown below.
Output:
