Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* Copyright (C) 2013-2014 Computer Sciences Corporation * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.util.List; public class Main { public static boolean isLinked(Object child, List<Object> childList) { /* Do not add to list if child is already referenced in list -- avoid dups */ for (Object obj : childList) { if (obj.equals(child)) { return true; } else if (child instanceof List) { /* child is a list - our first object eqivalancy will not work * Iterate through items since child is a list and check */ for (Object obj2 : (List<Object>) child) { if (obj.equals(obj2)) { return true; } } } } return false; } }