package com.zetcode;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.Comparator;

import java.util.List;

// Compare lists by sorting and transferring to strings

// We assume that in-place sorting is OK

public class CompareListsEx2 {

public static boolean compareList(List<String> l1, List<String> l2) {

return l1.toString().contentEquals(l2.toString());

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

var one = new ArrayList<String>();

var two = new ArrayList<String>();

one.add("dog");

one.add("pen");

one.add("sky");

one.add("rock");

two.add("dog");

two.add("pen");

two.add("rock");

two.add("sky");

one.sort(Comparator.naturalOrder());

two.sort(Comparator.naturalOrder());

System.out.println(one);

System.out.println(two);

if (compareList(one, two)) {

System.out.println("The lists are equal");

} else {

System.out.println("The lists are not equal");

}

}

}