Here you can find the source of first(Collection collection)
final static public Object first(Collection collection)
//package com.java2s; /**// www . ja v a 2s. c om * * Copyright 2008 - 2009 * * 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. * * @project loonframework * @author chenpeng * @email?ceponline@yahoo.com.cn * @version 0.1.1 */ import java.util.Collection; public class Main { final static public Object first(Collection collection) { Object[] obj = collection.toArray(); if (obj.length > 0) { return obj[0]; } else { return null; } } }