Steps

1. How to create a case class to represent Donut objects

The code below shows to create a case class to represent donut objects.

println("\nStep 1: How to create a case class to represent Donut objects")
case class Donut(name: String, price: Double)

2. How to create a Sequence of type Donut

Using the donut case class from Step 1, we can now initialize a Sequence of donut elements as shown below.

println("\nStep 2: How to create a Sequence of type Donut")
val donuts: Seq[Donut] = Seq(Donut("Plain Donut", 1.5), Donut("Strawberry Donut", 2.0), Donut("Glazed Donut", 2.5))
println(s"Elements of donuts = $donuts")

You should see the following output when you run your Scala application in IntelliJ:

Step 2: How to create a Sequence of type Donut
Elements of donuts2 = List(Donut(Plain Donut,1.5), Donut(Strawberry Donut,2.0), Donut(Glazed Donut,2.5))

3. How to sort a sequence of case class objects using the sortWith function

The code below shows how to use the sortWith method to sort each donut element in the sequence by their price property.

println("\nStep 3: How to sort a sequence of case class objects using the sortWith function")
println(s"Sort a sequence of case classes of type Donut, sorted with price = ${donuts.sortWith(_.price < _.price)}")

You should see the following output when you run your Scala application in IntelliJ:

Step 3: How to sort a sequence of case class objects using the sortWith function
Sort a sequence of case classes of type Donut, sorted with price = List(Donut(Plain Donut,1.5), Donut(Strawberry Donut,2.0), Donut(Glazed Donut,2.5))

4. How to sort a sequence of case class objects in ascending order using the sortWith function

Building on the example from Step 3, the code below also demonstrates how to use the sortWith method explicitly by passing in a predicate function to sort each element in the donut sequence in ascending order.

println("\nStep 4: How to sort a sequence of case class objects in ascending order using the sortWith function")
println(s"Sort a sequence of case classes of type Donut, sorted with price in ascending order = ${donuts.sortWith(_.price < _.price)}")
println(s"Sort a sequence of case classes of type Donut, sorted with price in ascending order explicitly = ${donuts.sortWith((d1,d2) => d1.price < d2.price)}")

You should see the following output when you run your Scala application in IntelliJ:

Step 4: How to sort a sequence of case class objects in ascending order using the sortWith function
Sort a sequence of case classes of type Donut, sorted with price in ascending order = List(Donut(Plain Donut,1.5), Donut(Strawberry Donut,2.0), Donut(Glazed Donut,2.5))
Sort a sequence of case classes of type Donut, sorted with price in ascending order explicitly = List(Donut(Plain Donut,1.5), Donut(Strawberry Donut,2.0), Donut(Glazed Donut,2.5))

5. How to sort a sequence of case class objects in descending order using the sortWith function

Similar to Step 4, the code below shows how to use the sortWith method explicitly using a predicate function to sort each element in the donut sequence in descending order.

println("\nStep 5: How to sort a sequence of case class objects in descending order using the sortWith function")
println(s"Sort a sequence of case classes of type Donut, sorted with price in descending order = ${donuts.sortWith(_.price > _.price)}")
println(s"Sort a sequence of case classes of type Donut, sorted with price in descending order explicitly = ${donuts.sortWith((d1,d2) => d1.price > d2.price)}")

You should see the following output when you run your Scala application in IntelliJ:

Step 5: How to sort a sequence of case class objects in descending order using the sortWith function
Sort a sequence of case classes of type Donut, sorted with price in descending order = List(Donut(Glazed Donut,2.5), Donut(Strawberry Donut,2.0), Donut(Plain Donut,1.5))
Sort a sequence of case classes of type Donut, sorted with price in descending order explicitly = List(Donut(Glazed Donut,2.5), Donut(Strawberry Donut,2.0), Donut(Plain Donut,1.5))