Here you can find the source of truncate(final List
public static <T> List<T> truncate(final List<T> items, final int limit)
//package com.java2s; /*//ww w .ja va2 s . c o m * The MIT License (MIT) * * Copyright 2017 Alexander Orlov <alexander.orlov@loxal.net>. All rights reserved. * Copyright (c) [2016] [ <ether.camp> ] * * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: * * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in * all copies or substantial portions of the Software. * * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN * THE SOFTWARE. * */ import java.util.*; public class Main { public static <T> List<T> truncate(final List<T> items, final int limit) { if (limit > items.size()) { return new ArrayList<>(items); } final List<T> truncated = new ArrayList<>(limit); for (final T item : items) { truncated.add(item); if (truncated.size() == limit) { break; } } return truncated; } }