naturalOrder

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fun < T : Comparable < T > > naturalOrder ( ) : Comparator < T >
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Returns a comparator that compares Comparable objects in natural order.

The natural order of a Comparable type here means the order established by its compareTo function.

import kotlin.test.*

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
//sampleStart
val list = listOf("aa", "b", "bb", "a")

val lengthThenNatural = compareBy<String> { it.length }
    .then(naturalOrder())

val sorted = list.sortedWith(lengthThenNatural)

println(sorted) // [a, b, aa, bb]
//sampleEnd
}