Java Iterable shallowCopy(Iterable ori)

Description

Generates a new Iterable that references the items of the given Iterable .

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
T	The collection item fieldClass.
ori	The iterable to get a shallow copy for.

Return

The shallow copy.

Declaration

public static <T> List<T> shallowCopy(Iterable<T> ori) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**//from  w w w  . ja va2s .c  o  m
     * Generates a new {@link Iterable} that references the items of the given
     * {@link Iterable}.
     *
     * @param <T>
     *          The collection item fieldClass.
     * @param ori
     *          The iterable to get a shallow copy for.
     * @return The shallow copy.
     */
    public static <T> List<T> shallowCopy(Iterable<T> ori) {
        ArrayList<T> copy = new ArrayList<T>();

        for (T t : ori) {
            copy.add(t);
        }

        return copy;
    }

    /**
     * Generates a collection that references the items of the given
     * {@link Iterator}.<br>
     * The iterator should be at its start position.
     *
     * @param <T>
     *          The collection item fieldClass.
     * @param iter
     *          The iterator to get a shallow copy for.
     * @return The shallow copy.
     */
    public static <T> List<T> shallowCopy(Iterator<T> iter) {
        ArrayList<T> copy = new ArrayList<T>();

        while (iter.hasNext()) {
            copy.add(iter.next());
        }

        return copy;
    }
}

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