in src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/toolchain/jdk/ToolchainDiscoverer.java [365:387]
Comparator<ToolchainModel> version() {
return comparing((ToolchainModel tc) -> tc.getProvides().getProperty(VERSION), (v1, v2) -> {
String[] a = v1.split("\\.");
String[] b = v2.split("\\.");
int length = Math.min(a.length, b.length);
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
String oa = a[i];
String ob = b[i];
if (!Objects.equals(oa, ob)) {
// A null element is less than a non-null element
if (oa == null || ob == null) {
return oa == null ? -1 : 1;
}
int v = oa.compareTo(ob);
if (v != 0) {
return v;
}
}
}
return a.length - b.length;
})
.reversed();
}