Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright 2017 Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates. * * 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.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static boolean equals(List list1, List list2) { if (list1 == list2) { //both are the same return true; } if (list1 == null || list2 == null) { // we know both aren't null, so if one is null them obviously false return false; } if (list1.size() != list2.size()) { return false; } if (list1.isEmpty()) { return true; } ArrayList<?> arr = new ArrayList<>(list2); for (Object obj : list1) { if (!arr.remove(obj)) { return false; } } return true; } }