Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * 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.Collection; import java.util.HashSet; import java.util.Set; public class Main { public static <E> Collection<E> unique(Collection<? extends E> src, Collection<E> dest) { Set<E> set = new HashSet<>(); for (E element : src) { if (!set.contains(element)) { set.add(element); dest.add(element); } } set.clear(); return dest; } }