Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.List; public class Main { /** * Removes all null, empty and short (<3 char) Strings, trimming elements from the ArrayList * @param listOfStrings * @return */ public static List<String> filterInvalidCandidates(List<String> listOfStrings) { listOfStrings.removeAll(Arrays.asList("", null)); List<String> validListOfStrings = new ArrayList<>(); if (listOfStrings.size() > 0) { for (String eachString : listOfStrings) { if (eachString.length() > 3) { validListOfStrings.add(eachString); } } } return validListOfStrings; } }