Here you can find the source of addIfMissing(Collection
private static <E> void addIfMissing(Collection<E> result, Iterable<E> addition)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w . j a v a 2s . com * Copyright 2015 Alexandr Evstigneev * * 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.*; public class Main { private static <E> void addIfMissing(Collection<E> result, Iterable<E> addition) { if (addition == null) { return; } for (E e : addition) { if (!result.contains(e)) { result.add(e); } } } }