import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Comparator;

public class Java8Tester {

   public static void main(String args[]) {
   
      List names1 = new ArrayList();
      names1.add("Mahesh ");
      names1.add("Suresh ");
      names1.add("Ramesh ");
      names1.add("Naresh ");
      names1.add("Kalpesh ");
        
      List names2 = new ArrayList();
      names2.add("Mahesh ");
      names2.add("Suresh ");
      names2.add("Ramesh ");
      names2.add("Naresh ");
      names2.add("Kalpesh ");
        
      Java8Tester tester = new Java8Tester();
      System.out.println("Sort using Java 7 syntax: ");
        
      tester.sortUsingJava7(names1);
      System.out.println(names1);
      System.out.println("Sort using Java 8 syntax: ");
        
      tester.sortUsingJava8(names2);
      System.out.println(names2);
   }
   
   //sort using java 7
   private void sortUsingJava7(List names) {   
      Collections.sort(names, new Comparator() {
         @Override
         public int compare(String s1, String s2) {
            return s1.compareTo(s2);
         }
      });
   }
   
   //sort using java 8
   private void sortUsingJava8(List names) {
      Collections.sort(names, (s1, s2) -> s1.compareTo(s2));
   }
}

Sort using Java 7 syntax:
[ Kalpesh Mahesh Naresh Ramesh Suresh ]
Sort using Java 8 syntax:
[ Kalpesh Mahesh Naresh Ramesh Suresh ]