Here you can find the source of reverse(Collection extends E> c)
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") static <E> Collection<E> reverse(Collection<? extends E> c)
//package com.java2s; /*//from ww w .j a v a 2s. c o m * Copyright 2011-2013 the original author or authors. * * 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.Arrays; import java.util.Collection; import java.util.List; public class Main { @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") static <E> Collection<E> reverse(Collection<? extends E> c) { Object[] reverse = new Object[c.size()]; int index = c.size(); for (E e : c) { reverse[--index] = e; } return (List<E>) Arrays.asList(reverse); } }