Java List from Array asList(final Collection collection)

Description

as List

License

Open Source License

Declaration

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T> List<T> asList(final Collection<? extends T> collection) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;

import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T> List<T> asList(final Collection<? extends T> collection) {
        List<T> result;
        if (collection instanceof List) {
            result = (List<T>) collection;
        } else {
            result = newList(collection);
        }
        return result;
    }

    public static <T> List<T> newList() {
        return new ArrayList<T>();
    }

    public static <T> List<T> newList(final Collection<? extends T> elements) {
        return new ArrayList<T>(elements);
    }

    public static <T> List<T> newList(final Collection<? extends T>... elements) {
        final List<T> result = newList();
        for (final Collection<? extends T> c : elements) {
            result.addAll(c);
        }
        return result;
    }

    public static <T> List<T> newList(final T... elements) {
        return Arrays.asList(elements);
    }
}

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