Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.Collection; import java.util.Map; public class Main { public static boolean hasUniqueObject(Collection collection) { if (isEmpty(collection)) return false; boolean hasCandidate = false; Object candidate = null; for (Object elem : collection) { if (!hasCandidate) { hasCandidate = true; candidate = elem; } else if (candidate != elem) return false; } return true; } public static boolean isEmpty(Collection collection) { return collection == null || collection.isEmpty(); } public static boolean isEmpty(Map map) { return map == null || map.isEmpty(); } }