Thread: Problem with Collection sort

Hi i just, got an error with this code; I'm trying to use sort from Collection.
I can't see where is the problem... HELP!

/**
 From Main: user.messages() returns an ArrayList<Message>
 
*/
List<Message> mex = user.messages();
 
List<Message> l = Collections.sort(mex);

import java.util.*;
public class Message implements Comparator<Message>{
	private String text;
 
	public Message(String text){
		this.text = text;
	}
 
	public String toString(){
		return this.text;
	}
 
	public int nChar(){
		return text.length();
	}
 
	public boolean equals(Message mesEs){
		return (this.text.equals(mesEs.text)) ? true : false;
	}
 
	public int compareTo(Message b){
		if(text.compareTo(b.text)<0) return -1;
		else if(text.compareTo(b.text)>0) return 1;
		else return 0;
	}
 
	public int compare(Message a,Message b){
 
		return a.compareTo(b);
	}
 
}

Error: List<Message> l = Collections.sort(mex);
-----------------------------------------------^
method Collections.<T#1>sort(List<T#1>,Comparator<? super T#1>) is not applicable
(cannot instantiate from arguments because actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
method Collections.<T#2>sort(List<T#2>) is not applicable
(inferred type does not conform to declared bound(s)
inferred: Message
bound(s): Comparable<? super Message>)
where T#1,T#2 are type-variables:
T#1 extends Object declared in method <T#1>sort(List<T#1>,Comparator<? super T#1>)
T#2 extends Comparable<? super T#2> declared in method <T#2>sort(List<T#2>)

Look at the definition of the Collections.sort(). Read it carefully. Then think whether your collection can be sorted, or not.

probably i did some conceptual mistake 'cose i can't fix it

All elements in the list must implement the Comparable interface

This is said in javadocs I've posted.
Now look, what interface is implemented by your Message.

OK
public class Message implements Comparable<Message>{
...
}