Here you can find the source of hasIntersection(Collection
static public <T> boolean hasIntersection(Collection<T> col1, Collection<T> col2)
//package com.java2s; /**/*from ww w . jav a 2 s . c om*/ * Copyright 2014, Emory University * * 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.Collection; public class Main { static public <T> boolean hasIntersection(Collection<T> col1, Collection<T> col2) { if (col2.size() < col1.size()) { Collection<T> tmp = col1; col1 = col2; col2 = tmp; } for (T item : col1) { if (col2.contains(item)) return true; } return false; } }