Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * CDDL HEADER START * * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the * Common Development and Distribution License (the "License"). * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * * You can obtain a copy of the license at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE * or http://www.opensolaris.org/os/licensing. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions * and limitations under the License. * * When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL HEADER in each * file and include the License file at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE. * If applicable, add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the * fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying * information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner] * * CDDL HEADER END */ import java.util.*; public class Main { /** * Returns a three-element array of mutable {@code List}s: * <ol> * </li> * the intersection of {@code a} and {@code b} * <li> * </li> * the {@code a} - {@code b} difference * <li> * </li> * the {@code b} - {@code a} difference * <li> * </ol> * * @param comparator * a comparator to sort results, or {@code null} to remain * unsorted */ public static <T> List<T>[] getIntersectAndDiffs(Collection<? extends T> a, Collection<? extends T> b, Comparator<T> comparator) { int aSize = a.size(); List<T> aDiff = new ArrayList<T>(aSize); aDiff.addAll(a); int bSize = b.size(); List<T> bDiff = new ArrayList<T>(bSize); bDiff.addAll(b); if (comparator != null) { Collections.sort(aDiff, comparator); Collections.sort(bDiff, comparator); } List<T> abInter = new ArrayList<T>(Math.min(aSize, bSize)); for (int i = aDiff.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) { T element = aDiff.get(i); int index = comparator == null ? bDiff.indexOf(element) : Collections.binarySearch(bDiff, element, comparator); if (index != -1) { bDiff.remove(index); aDiff.remove(i); abInter.add(element); } } @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked" }) List<T>[] array = (List<T>[]) new List[] { abInter, aDiff, bDiff }; return array; } public static <T> void addAll(Collection<T> collection, T... array) { for (T t : array) { collection.add(t); } } }