boon/src/main/java/org/boon/sort/Sorting.java
public static <T> void  sort( T[] array, String sortBy, boolean ascending, boolean nullsFirst ) {
        if ( array == null || array.length == 0 ) {
            return;
        }

        if (sortBy.equals("this")) {

            Arrays.sort(array, thisUniversalComparator(ascending, nullsFirst));
            return;
        }

        Object object = array[0];

        Map<String, FieldAccess> fields = null;

        if (object != null) {
            fields = BeanUtils.getFieldsFromObject( object );
        } else {
            for (int index=1; index< array.length; index++) {

                object = array[index];
                if (object!=null) {
                    fields = BeanUtils.getFieldsFromObject( object );
                    break;
                }
            }

        }


        if (fields!=null) {

            final FieldAccess field = fields.get( sortBy );

            if ( field != null ) {

                Arrays.sort( array, Sorting.universalComparator(field, ascending, nullsFirst) );

            }
        }
    }
public static <T> void  sort( T[] array, String sortBy, boolean ascending, boolean nullsFirst ) {
        if ( array == null || array.length == 0 ) {
            return;
        }

        if (sortBy.equals("this")) {

            Arrays.sort(array, thisUniversalComparator(ascending, nullsFirst));
            return;
        }

        Object object = array[0];

        Map<String, FieldAccess> fields = null;

        if (object != null) {
            fields = BeanUtils.getFieldsFromObject( object );
        } else {
            for (int index=1; index< array.length; index++) {

                object = array[index];
                if (object!=null) {
                    fields = BeanUtils.getFieldsFromObject( object );
                    break;
                }
            }

        }


        if (fields!=null) {

            final FieldAccess field = fields.get( sortBy );

            if ( field != null ) {

                Arrays.sort( array, Sorting.universalComparator(field, ascending, nullsFirst) );

            }
        }
    }
Sort an array.
@param array the list you want to sort
@param sortBy what you want to sort the list by
@param ascending do you want ascending order
@param nullsFirst do you want nulls first