Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class Main { /** * Get a range from a list based on start and count parameters in a safe way. * * @param start The start index * @param count The number of elements to add * * @return The sublist consisting at most of {@code count} elements (less if the parameters * exceed the size of the list) */ public static <T> List<T> getRange(List<T> list, int start, int count) { if (start >= list.size() || count <= 0) { return new ArrayList<>(); } else if (start < 0) { start = 0; } int end = Math.min(list.size(), start + count); return list.subList(start, end); } /** * Get all elements from a list starting from the given index. * * @param start The start index * * @return The sublist of all elements from index {@code start} and on; empty list * if the start index exceeds the list's size */ public static <T> List<T> getRange(List<T> list, int start) { if (start >= list.size()) { return new ArrayList<>(); } return getRange(list, start, list.size() - start); } }