Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Grameen Foundation USA * All rights reserved. * * 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. * * See also http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html for an * explanation of the license and how it is applied. */ import java.util.Collection; public class Main { public static <T> T first(Collection<T> collection) { if (collection == null || collection.isEmpty()) { return null; } return collection.iterator().next(); } }