--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/util/Map.java	Thu Jun 27 19:22:51 2013 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/util/Map.java	Tue Jun 11 13:41:38 2013 -0700
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.io.Serializable;
 
 /**
  * An object that maps keys to values.  A map cannot contain duplicate keys;
@@ -446,6 +447,74 @@
          * @see #equals(Object)
          */
         int hashCode();
+
+        /**
+         * Returns a comparator that compares {@link Map.Entry} in natural order on key.
+         *
+         * <p>The returned comparator is serializable and throws {@link
+         * NullPointerException} when comparing an entry with a null key.
+         *
+         * @param  <K> the {@link Comparable} type of then map keys
+         * @param  <V> the type of the map values
+         * @return a comparator that compares {@link Map.Entry} in natural order on key.
+         * @see Comparable
+         */
+        public static <K extends Comparable<? super K>, V> Comparator<Map.Entry<K,V>> comparingByKey() {
+            return (Comparator<Map.Entry<K, V>> & Serializable)
+                (c1, c2) -> c1.getKey().compareTo(c2.getKey());
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns a comparator that compares {@link Map.Entry} in natural order on value.
+         *
+         * <p>The returned comparator is serializable and throws {@link
+         * NullPointerException} when comparing an entry with null values.
+         *
+         * @param <K> the type of the map keys
+         * @param <V> the {@link Comparable} type of the map values
+         * @return a comparator that compares {@link Map.Entry} in natural order on value.
+         * @see Comparable
+         */
+        public static <K, V extends Comparable<? super V>> Comparator<Map.Entry<K,V>> comparingByValue() {
+            return (Comparator<Map.Entry<K, V>> & Serializable)
+                (c1, c2) -> c1.getValue().compareTo(c2.getValue());
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns a comparator that compares {@link Map.Entry} by key using the given
+         * {@link Comparator}.
+         *
+         * <p>The returned comparator is serializable if the specified comparator
+         * is also serializable.
+         *
+         * @param  <K> the type of the map keys
+         * @param  <V> the type of the map values
+         * @param  cmp the key {@link Comparator}
+         * @return a comparator that compares {@link Map.Entry} by the key.
+         */
+        public static <K, V> Comparator<Map.Entry<K, V>> comparingByKey(Comparator<? super K> cmp) {
+            Objects.requireNonNull(cmp);
+            return (Comparator<Map.Entry<K, V>> & Serializable)
+                (c1, c2) -> cmp.compare(c1.getKey(), c2.getKey());
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns a comparator that compares {@link Map.Entry} by value using the given
+         * {@link Comparator}.
+         *
+         * <p>The returned comparator is serializable if the specified comparator
+         * is also serializable.
+         *
+         * @param  <K> the type of the map keys
+         * @param  <V> the type of the map values
+         * @param  cmp the value {@link Comparator}
+         * @return a comparator that compares {@link Map.Entry} by the value.
+         */
+        public static <K, V> Comparator<Map.Entry<K, V>> comparingByValue(Comparator<? super V> cmp) {
+            Objects.requireNonNull(cmp);
+            return (Comparator<Map.Entry<K, V>> & Serializable)
+                (c1, c2) -> cmp.compare(c1.getValue(), c2.getValue());
+        }
     }
 
     // Comparison and hashing