Find a single value of the given type in the given Collection. - Android java.util

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Find a single value of the given type in the given Collection.

Demo Code

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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;

public class Main{
    public static void main(String[] argv){
        Collection collection = java.util.Arrays.asList("asdf","book2s.com");
        Class type = String.class;
        System.out.println(findValueOfType(collection,type));
    }
    /**
     * Find a single value of the given type in the given Collection.
     * @param collection the Collection to search
     * @param type the type to look for
     * @return a value of the given type found if there is a clear match,
     * or {@code null} if none or more than one such value found
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T> T findValueOfType(Collection<?> collection,
            Class<T> type) {
        if (isEmpty(collection)) {
            return null;
        }
        T value = null;
        for (Object element : collection) {
            if (type == null || type.isInstance(element)) {
                if (value != null) {
                    // More than one value found... no clear single value.
                    return null;
                }
                value = (T) element;
            }
        }
        return value;
    }
    /**
     * Find a single value of one of the given types in the given Collection:
     * searching the Collection for a value of the first type, then
     * searching for a value of the second type, etc.
     * @param collection the collection to search
     * @param types the types to look for, in prioritized order
     * @return a value of one of the given types found if there is a clear match,
     * or {@code null} if none or more than one such value found
     */
    public static Object findValueOfType(Collection<?> collection,
            Class<?>[] types) {
        if (isEmpty(collection) || ObjectUtils.isEmpty(types)) {
            return null;
        }
        for (Class<?> type : types) {
            Object value = findValueOfType(collection, type);
            if (value != null) {
                return value;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
    /**
     * Return {@code true} if the supplied Collection is {@code null} or empty.
     * Otherwise, return {@code false}.
     * @param collection the Collection to check
     * @return whether the given Collection is empty
     */
    public static boolean isEmpty(Collection<?> collection) {
        return (collection == null || collection.isEmpty());
    }
    /**
     * Return {@code true} if the supplied Map is {@code null} or empty.
     * Otherwise, return {@code false}.
     * @param map the Map to check
     * @return whether the given Map is empty
     */
    public static boolean isEmpty(Map<?, ?> map) {
        return (map == null || map.isEmpty());
    }
}

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