Refactoring sorting

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diff --git a/src/eu/equalparts/cardbase/sorting/CardSorting.java b/src/eu/equalparts/cardbase/sorting/CardSorting.java
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+package eu.equalparts.cardbase.sorting;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import eu.equalparts.cardbase.cards.Card;
+import eu.equalparts.cardbase.comparator.CardComparator;
+
+public abstract class CardSorting {
+
+	/**
+	 * @param cards
+	 * @param fieldName the name of the field by which to sort.
+	 * @return an unmodifiable collection representing the cardbase sorted in the required order.
+	 * @throws NoSuchFieldException if the field provided is invalid.
+	 */
+	public static List<Card> sortByField(List<Card> cards, String fieldName) throws NoSuchFieldException {
+		cards.sort(new CardComparator(Card.class.getDeclaredField(fieldName)));
+		return cards;
+	}
+}