legacyTableSort.java

@Before
public void beforeEach() {
  //Open the app
  driver.get("http://localhost:8000/tablesort.html");
  
  //Click on the Rank column
  driver.findElement(By.id("rank")).click();
  
}

//Legacy Way
@Test
public void ascendingTest() throws InterruptedException {

  //Get the 2nd column's elements using CSS Selector
  List<WebElement> elementsList = driver.findElements(By.cssSelector("tr td:nth-child(1)"));
  
  //Extract the text from each element and store it in a list
  ArrayList<String> originalList = new ArrayList<String>();
  for(int i=0; i < elementsList.size(); i++) {
    originalList.add(elementsList.get(i).getText());
  }
  
  //Create a copy so we can sort this and compare with what we get from the UI
  ArrayList<String> copiedList = new ArrayList<String>();
  for(int i=0; i < originalList.size(); i++) {
    copiedList.add(originalList.get(i));
  }
  
  System.out.println(copiedList);
  
  //Sort the copied list
  Collections.sort(copiedList);
  
  System.out.println(copiedList);
  //assert
  assertTrue(originalList.equals(copiedList));
  
  //Close
  driver.close
}