Java List Remove Duplicate removeDuplicates(List list, Comparator comparator)

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Description

Sorts and removes duplicate elements from list .

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static <T> void removeDuplicates(List<T> list,
        Comparator<? super T> comparator) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/* ww w  . j a v  a  2 s. c o  m*/
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import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;

import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Sorts and removes duplicate elements from {@code list}. This method does
     * not use {@link Object#equals}: only the comparator defines equality.
     */
    public static <T> void removeDuplicates(List<T> list,
            Comparator<? super T> comparator) {
        Collections.sort(list, comparator);
        int j = 1;
        for (int i = 1; i < list.size(); i++) {
            if (comparator.compare(list.get(j - 1), list.get(i)) != 0) {
                T object = list.get(i);
                list.set(j++, object);
            }
        }
        if (j < list.size()) {
            list.subList(j, list.size()).clear();
        }
    }
}

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