Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /** * Aptana Studio * Copyright (c) 2005-2011 by Appcelerator, Inc. All Rights Reserved. * Licensed under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL) v3 (with exceptions). * Please see the license.html included with this distribution for details. * Any modifications to this file must keep this entire header intact. */ import java.util.Collection; import java.util.Collections; import java.util.HashSet; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Set; public class Main { /** * Given two collections of elements of type <T>, return a collection with the items which only appear in both lists * * @param <T> * Type * @param collection1 * Collection #1 * @param collection2 * Collection #2 * @return Collection with items common to both lists */ public static <T> Collection<T> intersect(Collection<T> collection1, Collection<T> collection2) { if (isEmpty(collection1) || isEmpty(collection2)) { return Collections.emptyList(); } Set<T> intersection = new HashSet<T>(collection1); intersection.retainAll(collection2); return intersection; } /** * This is a convenience method that returns true if the specified collection is null or empty * * @param <T> * Any type of object * @param collection * @return */ public static <T> boolean isEmpty(Collection<T> collection) { return collection == null || collection.isEmpty(); } /** * This is a convenience method that returns true if the specified map is null or empty * * @param <T> * any type of key * @param <U> * any type of value * @param map * @return */ public static <T, U> boolean isEmpty(Map<T, U> map) { return map == null || map.isEmpty(); } }