Java List Move Item moveInList(List list, int index, T listItem)

Description

Move the element of the list from its current location to the specified index.

License

LGPL

Parameter

Parameter	Description
list	a parameter
index	a parameter
listItem	a parameter
T	a parameter

Return

True for success

Declaration

public static <T> boolean moveInList(List<T> list, int index, T listItem) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//  w  w  w  . ja  v  a2 s . c o  m
 * Copyright (c) 2007-2012 The Broad Institute, Inc.
 * SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT NOTICE
 * This software and its documentation are the copyright of the Broad Institute, Inc. All rights are reserved.
 *
 * This software is supplied without any warranty or guaranteed support whatsoever. The Broad Institute is not responsible for its use, misuse, or functionality.
 *
 * This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL),
 * Version 2.1 which is available at http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.php.
 */

import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Move the element of the list from its current location
     * to the specified index. If {@code list} does not contain
     * {@code listItem}, has no effect.
     *
     * @param list
     * @param index
     * @param listItem
     * @param <T>
     * @return True for success
     */
    public static <T> boolean moveInList(List<T> list, int index, T listItem) {
        boolean moved = list.remove(listItem);
        if (moved) {
            list.add(index, listItem);
        }
        return moved;
    }
}

Related

1. moveBefore(List list, T element, T referenceElement)
2. moved(List old, List nu, Collection added, Collection removed)
3. moveDownItems(List list, int[] positions)
4. moveElementInList(List