Java Exception(Comparison method violates its general contract)

代码

Collections.sort(users.getMenuProfiles(), new Comparator<UserMenuProfile>() {
    @Override
    public int compare(UserMenuProfile item1, UserMenuProfile item2) {
        /* 报错前未添加
        if (item1.getLastHitTime() == item2.getLastHitTime()) {
            return 0;
        }
         */
        if (item1.getLastHitTime() == null) {
            return 1;
        } else if (item2.getLastHitTime() == null) {
            return -1;
        } else {
            return item2.getLastHitTime().compareTo(item1.getLastHitTime());
        }
    }
});

异常

 java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Comparison method violates its general contract!
    at java.util.TimSort.mergeLo(TimSort.java:747)
    at java.util.TimSort.mergeAt(TimSort.java:483)
    at java.util.TimSort.mergeCollapse(TimSort.java:410)
    at java.util.TimSort.sort(TimSort.java:214)
    at java.util.TimSort.sort(TimSort.java:173)
    at java.util.Arrays.sort(Arrays.java:659)
    at java.util.Collections.sort(Collections.java:217)

漏洞

if (item1.getLastHitTime() == null)判定null大于任何值，这将导致同为null的两个值，却被判定为不相等，自相矛盾啊，哎，水哦！

参考链接: Comparison method violates its general contract