Java Collection Difference getSymmetricDifference(final Set firstCollection, final Set secondCollection)

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Description

Finds all unique property names that are in the first set, but not in the second

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
firstCollection	- Set of property names
secondCollection	- Set of property names

Return

- unique property names that are present in the first set but not in the second

Declaration

public static List<String> getSymmetricDifference(final Set<String> firstCollection,
        final Set<String> secondCollection)

Method Source Code


//package com.java2s;
/*//from   w w  w .ja  v a  2s . co  m
 *  Inspired by the Commons Collections package created by Apache
 *  http://commons.apache.org/collections/
 *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 */

import java.util.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Finds all unique property names that are in the first set, but not in the second
     * @param firstCollection - Set of property names
     * @param secondCollection - Set of property names
     * @return - unique property names that are present in the first set but not in the second
     */
    public static List<String> getSymmetricDifference(final Set<String> firstCollection,
            final Set<String> secondCollection) {
        List<String> difference = new ArrayList<String>(firstCollection);
        for (String value : secondCollection) {
            difference.remove(value);
        }
        return difference;
    }
}