Instead of something like long x; long y; return (x < y) ? -1 : ((x == y) ? 0 : 1);
we can use `return Long.compare(x, y);` All replacements are done with IDE. ------------- Commit messages: - 8277868: Use Comparable.compare() instead of surrogate code Changes: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/6575/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=6575&range=00 Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8277868 Stats: 70 lines in 12 files changed: 2 ins; 44 del; 24 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/6575.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk pull/6575/head:pull/6575 PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/6575