Here you can find the source of remove(List
public static <E> boolean remove(List<E> list, E element)
//package com.java2s; /**//from w w w. ja v a 2 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.Iterator; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static <E> boolean remove(List<E> list, E element) { Iterator<E> itr = list.iterator(); while (itr.hasNext()) { E curElement = itr.next(); if ((curElement == element) || curElement.equals(element)) { itr.remove(); return true; } } return false; } }