Here you can find the source of fromIterator(Iterator
public static <E> Set<E> fromIterator(Iterator<E> itr)
//package com.java2s; /**//from w ww .j a v a2 s. c om * Copyright (c) 2000-2012 Liferay, Inc. All rights reserved. * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) * any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more * details. */ import java.util.HashSet; import java.util.Iterator; import java.util.Set; public class Main { public static <E> Set<E> fromIterator(Iterator<E> itr) { Set<E> set = new HashSet<E>(); while (itr.hasNext()) { set.add(itr.next()); } return set; } }