sort a list based on a method of that object code example

Example 1: how to sort a list of objects python

# To sort the list in place...
ut.sort(key=lambda x: x.count, reverse=True)

# To return a new list, use the sorted() built-in function...
newlist = sorted(ut, key=lambda x: x.count, reverse=True)

Example 2: sort list of objects by attribute java

ArrayList<Employee> employees = getUnsortedEmployeeList();
             
Comparator<Employee> compareById = (Employee o1, Employee o2) -> o1.getId().compareTo( o2.getId() );
 
Collections.sort(employees, compareById);
 
Collections.sort(employees, compareById.reversed());