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//package com.java2s;
/**
 * Aptana Studio
 * Copyright (c) 2005-2011 by Appcelerator, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 * Licensed under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL) v3 (with exceptions).
 * Please see the license.html included with this distribution for details.
 * Any modifications to this file must keep this entire header intact.
 */

import java.util.Collection;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

public class Main {
    /**
     * This is a convenience method to return the first element from a list. If the list is empty, then null is
     * returned.
     * 
     * @param list
     * @return
     */
    public static <T> T getFirstElement(List<T> list) {
        if (!isEmpty(list)) {
            return list.get(0);
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * This is a convenience method that returns true if the specified collection is null or empty
     * 
     * @param <T>
     *            Any type of object
     * @param collection
     * @return
     */
    public static <T> boolean isEmpty(Collection<T> collection) {
        return collection == null || collection.isEmpty();
    }

    /**
     * This is a convenience method that returns true if the specified map is null or empty
     * 
     * @param <T>
     *            any type of key
     * @param <U>
     *            any type of value
     * @param map
     * @return
     */
    public static <T, U> boolean isEmpty(Map<T, U> map) {
        return map == null || map.isEmpty();
    }
}