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DO NOT REPLY [Bug 24184] New: - HelpFormatter doesn't sort options properly

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HelpFormatter doesn't sort options properly

           Summary: HelpFormatter doesn't sort options properly
           Product: Commons
           Version: Nightly Builds
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Minor
          Priority: Other
         Component: CLI
        AssignedTo: commons-dev@jakarta.apache.org
        ReportedBy: rfletch6@yahoo.co.uk


HelpFormatter is using an inner class Comparator implementation to sort Option 
objects, however it seems to be a bit confused about what types of object it is 
sorting. The inner class is called StringBufferComparator, although it's 
actually sorting Option objects. Further, it simply compares the object's 
toString() values rather than using the getKey() method which would perform the 
sort that the comments seem to indicate is desired. The sort that is actually 
performed doesn't appear to modify the ordering of the list at all.

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