Returns the element at the specified position in the collection. - Java java.util

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Returns the element at the specified position in the collection.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) {
        Collection p_collection = java.util.Arrays.asList("asdf",
                "java2s.com");
        int p_index = 42;
        System.out.println(get(p_collection, p_index));
    }

    /**
     * Returns the element at the specified position in the 
     * collection. 
     * Shifts any subsequent elements to the left 
     * (subtracts one from their indices). 
     * Returns the element that was removed from the Collection.
     * @param p_collection a Collection
     * @param p_index index of element to return.
     * @returns the element at the specified position in the 
     * collection.
     */
    public static Object get(Collection p_collection, int p_index) {
        if (p_collection == null) {
            return null;
        }
        Iterator it = p_collection.iterator();
        for (int i = 0; it.hasNext(); i++) {
            if (i == p_index) {
                return it.next();
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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