Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright (c) 2016. * This file is part of OFlib. * * OFlib is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * OFlib is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with OFlib. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ import java.util.*; public class Main { /** * Returns a slice of a collection, up to maxLen in size * * @param c the collection to cut * @param maxLen the length of the slice * @return a slice of {@code c} {@code maxLen} in size, if {@code maxLen} is less than {@code c.size()}, otherwise, return {@code c} */ public static <E> Collection<E> cutMaxLen(Collection<E> c, int maxLen) { if (maxLen < c.size()) { return new ArrayList<>(c).subList(0, maxLen); } return c; } }