Java Collection Element Get getEnumNames( Collection values)

Description

Extracts the names of the given enum elements and returns them as string.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
values	the enum values

Return

the names of the given enum elements

Declaration

public static List<String> getEnumNames(
        Collection<? extends Enum> values) 

Method Source Code

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import java.util.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Extracts the names of the given enum elements and returns them as string.
     * Useful if the toString() method of the Enum class was overwritten.
     *
     * @param values the enum values
     * @return the names of the given enum elements
     */
    public static List<String> getEnumNames(
            Collection<? extends Enum> values) {
        final List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>(values.size());
        for (final Enum value : values) {
            result.add(value.name());
        }
        return result;
    }
}

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2. getElement(final int index, final Collection coll)
3. getElementClass(Collection collection)
4. getElementFromSize1(Collection collection)
5. getEntropy(Collection values)
6. getFlatString(Collection elements)
7. getGivenClassObject(Collection coll, Class clazz)
8. getHighest(final Collection elements, final Comparator c)
9. getImplement(Class aClass, Collection> classCollection)