Java List Last Item getLast(List list)

Description

Returns the last element of a list or null, if empty.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
list	the list whose last element is to be returned.
E	the type of the elements in the list.

Return

the last element in the list or null if the list is empty.

Declaration

public static <E> E getLast(List<E> list) 

Method Source Code

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import java.util.Arrays;

import java.util.Iterator;

import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the last element of a list or null, if empty.
     *
     * @param list
     *            the list whose last element is to be returned.
     * @return the last element in the list or null if the list is empty.
     * @param <E>
     *            the type of the elements in the list.
     */
    public static <E> E getLast(List<E> list) {
        if (list.isEmpty()) {
            return null;
        }
        return list.get(list.size() - 1);
    }

    public static <T1> boolean isEmpty(Iterable<T1> i) {
        return !i.iterator().hasNext();
    }

    /**
     * Construct an iterator of the given type ranging over provided elements.
     * 
     * @param elements
     *            the elements to construct the List from.
     * @return an iterator over the received arguments.
     * @param <T>
     *            the type of elements the iterator will range over.
     */
    public static <T> Iterator<T> iterator(T... elements) {
        return Arrays.asList(elements).iterator();
    }
}

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