Here you can find the source of addNonNulls(Collection
public static <X> Collection<X> addNonNulls(Collection<X> c, X... xl)
//package com.java2s; /*//ww w. j ava 2 s .com * This file is part of the Spider Web Framework. * * The Spider Web Framework is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * The Spider Web Framework is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with the Spider Web Framework. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ import java.util.Collection; public class Main { /** add those elements which are not null to the given collection and return it */ public static <X> Collection<X> addNonNulls(Collection<X> c, X... xl) { for (X x : xl) { if (x != null) c.add(x); } return c; } }