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'Collections.sort()' can be replaced with 'List.sort()'

Reports calls of Collections.sort(list, comparator) which can be replaced with list.sort(comparator).

Collections.sort is just a wrapper, so it is better to use an instance method directly.

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Java8ListSort
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This inspection depends on the Java feature 'Lambda methods in collections' which is available since Java 8.

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IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1, Qodana for JVM 2024.1,

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Java, 241.18072

Last modified: 18 June 2024