在使用比较器接口比较方法的Java集合排序中，返回值-1,0,1到底意味着什么？

Question

import java.util.*;
public class HelloWorld {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Student s1 = new Student("JJJ", 5);
    Student s2 = new Student("DDD", 2);
    Student s3 = new Student("RRR", 4);
    Student s4 = new Student("CCC", 4);
    Student s5 = new Student("GGG", 3);
    Student s6 = new Student("JJJ", 1);
    List < Student > ls = new ArrayList < > ();
    ls.add(s1);
    ls.add(s2);
    ls.add(s3);
    ls.add(s4);
    ls.add(s5);
    ls.add(s6);
    for (Student s: ls) {
      s.print();
    }
    System.out.println("=====================");
    ls.sort(new Comparator < Student > () {
      @Override
      public int compare(Student s1, Student s2) {
        if (s1.grade < s2.grade) return -1;
        // else if (s1.grade > s2.grade) return 1;
        else return 0;
      }
    });
    for (Student s: ls) {
      s.print();
    }
  }
  public static void printLs(List < Student > ls) {
    for (Student s: ls) {
      s.print();
    }
  }
}
class Student {
  String name;
  int grade;

  Student(String name, int grade) {
    this.name = name;
    this.grade = grade;
  }

  void print() {
    System.out.println(this.name + " - " + this.grade);
  }
}

Answer 1

如果是-1，那么两个值将[交换]

不一定。这取决于排序代码用哪两个元素调用回调。返回-1可能不会使它交换它们，但返回1可以。

我在没有返回值1的情况下测试了我的程序，它的排序是正确的。