Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright 2014 Grigorios. * * 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.LinkedList; public class Main { /** * Returns the last element of list. If the given list is empty, the * returned value will be null. * * @param <T> Class type * @param collection List of elements * @return Last element of list */ public static <T> T getLastElement(Collection<T> collection) { LinkedList<T> elements = collection == null ? new LinkedList<>() : new LinkedList<>(collection); return elements.isEmpty() ? null : elements.getLast(); } }