Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.Collections; import java.util.HashSet; import java.util.List; import java.util.Set; public class Main { /** * Convert to Set - this operation removes the duplicates in original list. * @param list * @return */ public static <T> Set<T> converToSet(List<T> list) { if (list == null || list.isEmpty()) { return Collections.emptySet(); } return new HashSet<T>(list); } }