Return a new collection containing only the elements that satisfy predicate p. - Java java.util

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Return a new collection containing only the elements that satisfy predicate p.

Demo Code

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import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.function.Predicate;

public class Main{
    /**
     * Return a new collection containing only the elements that satisfy predicate <code>p</code>.
     * <p/>
     * The type of collection <code>as</code> needs a parameterless constructor.
     */
    public static <A, AA extends Collection<A>> AA filter(AA as,
            Predicate<A> p) {
        AA filtered = (AA) buildFrom(as);
        for (A a : as) {
            if (p.test(a))
                filtered.add(a);
        }
        return filtered;
    }
    private static <A, B> Collection<A> buildFrom(Collection<B> as) {
        try {
            return as.getClass().newInstance();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Type " + as.getClass()
                    + " needs a parameterless constructor");
        }
    }
}

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