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package org.apache.commons.lang3;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;

/**
 * Sorts and returns arrays in the fluent style.
 *
 * TODO For 4.0, rename to ArraySort, since we cover the sort() method here, see also ArrayFill.
 *
 * @since 3.12.0
 */
public class ArraySorter {

    /**
     * Sorts the given array into ascending order and returns it.
     *
     * @param array the array to sort (may be null).
     * @return the given array.
     * @see Arrays#sort(byte[])
     */
    public static byte[] sort(final byte[] array) {
        if (array != null) {
            Arrays.sort(array);
        }
        return array;
    }

    /**
     * Sorts the given array into ascending order and returns it.
     *
     * @param array the array to sort (may be null).
     * @return the given array.
     * @see Arrays#sort(char[])
