Here you can find the source of copy(List
public static <E> List<E> copy(List<E> master)
//package com.java2s; /**//from ww w. ja va2 s. c o m * 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.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static <E> List<E> copy(List<E> master) { if (master == null) { return null; } return new ArrayList<E>(master); } public static <E> void copy(List<E> master, List<? super E> copy) { if ((master == null) || (copy == null)) { return; } copy.clear(); copy.addAll(master); } }