Collections.EMPTY_SET has the following syntax.
public static final Set EMPTY_SET
In the following code shows how to use Collections.EMPTY_SET field.
//from ww w . jav a 2s.co m import java.util.Collections; import java.util.Set; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { } public static Set getMy(){ String nullFlag = null; if(nullFlag == null){ return Collections.EMPTY_SET; } return null; } }