Here you can find the source of first(Iterable
public static <T> T first(Iterable<T> iterable)
//package com.java2s; /**//from ww w.j a v a2 s . c om * Copyright (C) 2010-16 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.Iterator; public class Main { public static <T> T first(Iterable<T> iterable) { return first(iterable.iterator(), null); } public static <T> T first(Iterator<T> iterator) { return first(iterator, null); } public static <T> T first(Iterable<T> iterable, T defaultValue) { return first(iterable.iterator(), defaultValue); } public static <T> T first(Iterator<T> iter, T defaultValue) { if (iter.hasNext()) { return iter.next(); } else { return defaultValue; } } }