Java List Contain containsAny(Set theList, Set toSearch)

Description

Checks to see if any elements of one set are present in another.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
theList	Set the elements to look for
toSearch	Set the search set

Return

boolean true if any element in the first set is present in the second

Declaration

public static boolean containsAny(Set theList, Set toSearch) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
// The MIT License

import java.util.Set;

import java.util.Iterator;

public class Main {
    /**/*from   ww w .j  a va 2 s  .c  om*/
     * Checks to see if any elements of one set are present in another.
     * First parameter is the list of elements to search for, the second
     * parameter is the list to search in.  Basically tests to see if the two sets intersect
     * @param theList Set the elements to look for
     * @param toSearch Set the search set
     * @return boolean true if any element in the first set is present in the second
     */
    public static boolean containsAny(Set theList, Set toSearch) {

        if (toSearch.isEmpty())
            return false;
        else {
            Iterator iter = theList.iterator();
            while (iter.hasNext()) {
                Object obj = iter.next();
                if (toSearch.contains(obj))
                    return true;
            }
            return false;
        }
    }
}

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