Check if the given collection contains the given object instance. - Java java.util

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Check if the given collection contains the given object instance.

Demo Code

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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;

public class Main{
    /**
     * Check if the given collection contains the given object instance. Thereby avoiding the use of {@link Object#equals(Object) equals(Object)} and
     * {@link Object#hashCode() hashCode()} in the {@link Collection#contains(Object) contains(Object)} implementation of the collection itself.
     *
     * <p>
     * This check is supposed to be faster and can be used with objects, that are missing proper implementations of those methods. Additionally,
     * objects that are deemed {@link Object#equals(Object) equal} but not identical are ignored.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param collection
     *            collection to check for contained instance
     * @param instance
     *            specific object instance to check for
     * @param <T>
     *            type of the object to check for
     * @return if the given collection contains the given instance (not just an equal object)
     */
    public static <T> boolean containsInstance(
            final Collection<? extends T> collection, final T instance) {
        return -1 != CollectionUtil.indexOfInstance(collection, instance);
    }
    /**
     * Determine the index position of the first occurrence of the given object instance in the given collection. Thereby avoiding the use of
     * {@link Object#equals(Object) equals(Object)} and {@link Object#hashCode() hashCode()} in the {@link java.util.List#indexOf(Object)
     * indexOf(Object)} implementation of the collection/list itself.
     *
     * <p>
     * This check is supposed to be faster and can be used with objects, that are missing proper implementations of those methods. Additionally,
     * objects that are deemed {@link Object#equals(Object) equal} but not identical are ignored.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param collection
     *            collection to check for contained instance
     * @param instance
     *            specific object instance to check for
     * @param <T>
     *            type of the object to check for
     * @return position of the given instance in the collection (not just of an equal object)
     */
    public static <T> int indexOfInstance(
            final Collection<? extends T> collection, final T instance) {
        if (collection != null && !collection.isEmpty()) {
            int index = 0;
            for (final T collectionElement : collection) {
                if (collectionElement == instance) {
                    return index;
                }
                index++;
            }
        }
        return -1;
    }
}

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