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ints don't have methods, Integers do. Declare Integer value instead of int value. That way value is an object with various methods such as compareTo. More on reddit.com

However what determines ascending or descending order then? a.compareTo(b) versus b.compareTo(a). That's all there's to it really. The compare function is used by the sorting algorithm to decide which of the two is 'bigger'. If you reverse the comparison you also reverse the order. Another option is to simply reverse a list sorted in ascending order to get it in descending order :) Okay we get -1, or 1, or 0 but what determines if it should descend or ascend? The 'larger' of the two will always be put after the smaller of the two. If you want to reverse the order, you need to basically just swap the output. Simple example: var list = List.of(1, 4, 8, 2, 10, 6); var ascending = list.stream().sorted((a, b) -> Integer.compare(a, b)).toList(); System.out.println(ascending); var descending = list.stream().sorted((a, b) -> Integer.compare(b, a)).toList(); System.out.println(descending); See how the only difference is the order in which I pass the integers to Integer.compare? That's really all there's to it. How the actual sorting works; I suggest following a tutorial yourself where you implement a few sorting algorithms yourself. That will also make it very clear how the output of a comparison is used for sorting. More on reddit.com