My point class

Point.java

package com.robmaceachern.practice;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.PriorityQueue;

/**
 * 
 * @author Rob MacEachern rob@robmaceachern.com
 * 
 * Thanks again Mark!
 *
 */
public class Point implements Comparable<Point> {

	public static final Point ORIGIN = new Point(0, 0);

	private int x;
	private int y;

	public Point(int x, int y) {
		this.x = x;
		this.y = y;
	}

	public int getX() {
		return x;
	}

	public int getY() {
		return y;
	}

	public double distanceTo(Point p) {
		double distance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(this.x - p.y, 2)
				+ Math.pow(this.y - p.y, 2));
		return distance;
	}

	@Override
	public int compareTo(Point other) {
		double thisDist = distanceTo(Point.ORIGIN);
		double otherDist = other.distanceTo(Point.ORIGIN);

		if (thisDist > otherDist) {
			return 1;
		} else if (thisDist < otherDist) {
			return -1;
		} else {
			return 0;
		}
	}

	public String toString() {
		return String.format("(%d, %d)", x, y);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Returns the k {@code Point}s that are closest to the origin.
	 * @param arr an array of {@code Point}s
	 * @param k must be less than or equal to the size of the array
	 * @return the k elements closest to the origin (0,0).
	 */
	public static Point[] closestToOrigin(Point[] arr, int k){		
		if(k >= arr.length){
			return Arrays.copyOf(arr, arr.length);
		}
		
		// our reverse comparator, since Java's priority queues have 
		// the 'least' element at the head, but we want the max at head.
		Comparator<Point> reverseComparator = new Comparator<Point>(){
			@Override
			public int compare(Point a, Point b) {
				return -a.compareTo(b);
			}
		};
		
		// priority queue, with largest value at the head
		PriorityQueue<Point> ret = new PriorityQueue<Point>(k+1, reverseComparator);
		
		// we need to go through every element in arr
		for(int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++){
			
			// if have k elements in the queue so far, 
			// we'll need to see if we indeed need to add it or not.
			// if we have less than k elements, it will be added regardless
			if(ret.size() >= k){
				// compare to the queue's head (largest)
				// if it's smaller than the largest, it needs to be added
				// peek is a constant time operation
				if(arr[i].compareTo(ret.peek()) < 0){
					// add the element. log n operation
					ret.add(arr[i]);
					
					// remove the largest remaining so we only keep k elements in queue
					// log n operation
					ret.poll();
				}
			} else {
				ret.add(arr[i]);
			}
		}
		return ret.toArray(new Point[ret.size()]);
	}
	
	/**
	 * A quick little demo.
	 */
	public static void main (String[] args){
		Point[] points = {new Point(22,22), new Point(0,0), new Point(55,55), new Point(11,11), new Point(44,44), new Point(33,33)};
		int k = 3;
		Point[] closest = closestToOrigin(points, k);
		System.out.print("The " + k + " elements closest to the origin are: ");
		System.out.println(Arrays.toString(closest));
	}
}