Create new Collection from class Type and length - Java java.util

Java examples for java.util:Collection Operation

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Create new Collection from class Type and length

Demo Code

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import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.SortedSet;
import java.util.TreeSet;

public class Main{
    public static void main(String[] argv){
        Class targetClass = String.class;
        int length = 42;
        System.out.println(newCollection(targetClass,length));
    }
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static Collection<Object> newCollection(Class<?> targetClass,
            int length) throws InstantiationException,
            IllegalAccessException {

        if (targetClass.isInterface()) {

            if (Set.class.isAssignableFrom(targetClass)) {
                if (SortedSet.class.isAssignableFrom(targetClass))
                    return new TreeSet<Object>();
                return new HashSet<Object>(length);
            }

            if (targetClass.isAssignableFrom(ArrayList.class))
                return new ArrayList<Object>(length);

            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "Unsupported collection interface: " + targetClass);
        }

        return (Collection<Object>) targetClass.newInstance();
    }
}

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