Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /******************************************************************************* * Copyright 2012-2013 Trento RISE * * 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.ArrayList; import java.util.HashSet; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static <T> List<T> updateList(List<T> toBeUpdated, HashSet<T> updates) { HashSet<T> toBeUpdatedHashSet = new HashSet<T>(toBeUpdated); for (T id : updates) { if (toBeUpdatedHashSet.contains(id)) { toBeUpdatedHashSet.remove(id); } else { toBeUpdatedHashSet.add(id); } } return new ArrayList<T>(toBeUpdatedHashSet); } }