Create.java

package aQute.libg.generics;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

public class Create {

	public static <K, V> Map<K,V> map() {
		return new LinkedHashMap<K,V>();
	}

	public static <K, V> Map<K,V> map(Class<K> key, Class<V> value) {
		return Collections.checkedMap(new LinkedHashMap<K,V>(), key, value);
	}

	public static <T> List<T> list() {
		return new ArrayList<T>();
	}

	public static <T> List<T> list(Class<T> c) {
		return Collections.checkedList(new ArrayList<T>(), c);
	}

	public static <T> Set<T> set() {
		return new LinkedHashSet<T>();
	}

	public static <T> Set<T> set(Class<T> c) {
		return Collections.checkedSet(new LinkedHashSet<T>(), c);
	}

	@SafeVarargs
	public static <T> List<T> list(T... source) {
		return new ArrayList<T>(Arrays.asList(source));
	}

	@SafeVarargs
	public static <T> Set<T> set(T... source) {
		return new LinkedHashSet<T>(Arrays.asList(source));
	}

	public static <K, V> Map<K,V> copy(Map<K,V> source) {
		return new LinkedHashMap<K,V>(source);
	}

	public static <T> List<T> copy(List<T> source) {
		return new ArrayList<T>(source);
	}

	public static <T> Set<T> copy(Collection<T> source) {
		if (source == null)
			return set();
		return new LinkedHashSet<T>(source);
	}

}