The Stream.sorted() method has two variations that cater to different sorting needs:This variation sorts the stream elements based on their natural order, defined by the Comparable interface.This version allows a custom comparator to define the sorting logic.The lazy evaluation allows the Stream API to optimize operations, potentially reducing memory usage and computation time.Sorting custom objects often requires a comparator to specify the attribute to sort by.Streams containing null elements can throw a NullPointerException when using natural order sorting.Sorting streams with mixed types (e.g., numbers and strings) will result in a ClassCastException if relying on natural order sorting.Sorting large datasets can lead to performance issues or memory constraints.Using parallel streams can improve performance for large datasets by utilizing multiple CPU cores.The Stream.sorted() method in Java offers a dependable way to sort data streams.