Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright (c) 2008-2016, GigaSpaces Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. * * 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.Iterator; public class Main { public static <T> T first(Collection<T> collection) { Iterator<T> iterator = collection.iterator(); return iterator.hasNext() ? iterator.next() : null; } }