Comparator thenComparingInt() method in Java with examples

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The thenComparingInt(java.util.function.ToIntFunction) method of Comparator Interface in Java returns a lexicographic-order comparator with a function that extracts a int sort key.

Syntax:

default Comparator <T> 
    thenComparingInt(ToIntFunction <T> keyExtractor)

Parameters: This method accepts keyExtractor which is the function used to extract the Int sort key.

Return value: This method returns a lexicographic-order comparator composed of this and then the Int sort key.

Exception: This method throws NullPointerException if the argument is null.

Below programs illustrate thenComparingInt(java.util.function.ToIntFunction) method:
Program 1:

// Java program to demonstrate Comparator
// thenComparingInt(ToIntFunction) method
  
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.List;
  
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String... args)
    {
  
        List<HardwareItems> list = getItems();
        System.out.println("before sort:");
        list.forEach(System.out::println);
  
        // Apply sorting and
        // also apply thenComparingInt()
        Collections
            .sort(
                list,
                Comparator
                    .comparing(HardwareItems::getName)
                    .thenComparingInt(HardwareItems::getPrice));
  
        System.out.println("after sort:");
        list.forEach(System.out::println);
    }
  
    private static List<HardwareItems> getItems()
    {
        return Arrays.asList(
            new HardwareItems("Laptop", 40000),
            new HardwareItems("Desktop", 20000),
            new HardwareItems("Laptop", 45500),
            new HardwareItems("Monitor", 10000),
            new HardwareItems("Desktop", 22000));
    }
  
    private static class HardwareItems {
        private String name;
        private int price;
  
        public HardwareItems(String name, int price)
        {
            this.name = name;
            this.price = price;
        }
  
        public String getName()
        {
            return name;
        }
  
        public int getPrice()
        {
            return price;
        }
  
        @Override
        public String toString()
        {
            return "HardwareItems [name="
                + name
                + ", price="
                + price + "]";
        }
    }
}

The output printed on console of IDE is shown below.
Output:

You can see in example first sorting is done on name wise and if the name is same then price wise which is int type.

Program 2:

// Java program to demonstrate Comparator
// thenComparingInt(ToIntFunction)  method
  
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.List;
  
public class GFG {
  
    public static void main(String... args)
    {
  
        List<Double> list
            = Arrays.asList(1.12, 2.4, 3.43,
                            4.343, 5.434);
  
        try {
  
            // apply thenComparingInt
            Comparator.comparing(list::get)
                .thenComparingInt(null);
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
  
            System.out.printf("Exception:" + e);
        }
    }
}