Sorting FIles in a Folder?

Hi All,
I want to sort all the files ( FIFO )which are available on a Folder and return them back as a List.
Can anyone help me in this , I have serch in the forums but no solution to this problem, I know abt Comparator but some how its not helping me out.
Thanks.

        Comparator<File> comparator = new Comparator<File>()
            public int compare(File left, File right)
                return -1, 0 or +1 depending on how you want to order the files;
        File folder = ... ;
        File[] containedFiles = folder.listFiles();
        Arrays.sort(containedFiles, comparator);

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