/* * Copyright 2008, Unitils.org * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.unitils.util; import org.apache.commons.lang.ArrayUtils; import java.util.*; import static java.util.Arrays.asList; /** * Class containing collection related utilities * * @author Filip Neven * @author Tim Ducheyne */ public class CollectionUtils { /** * Gets a list containing all elements from the given index to the given index. * * @param list The original list * @param fromIndex The from index * @param toIndex The to index * @return The sub-list, not null */ public static <T> List<T> subList(List<T> list, int fromIndex, int toIndex) { List<T> result = new ArrayList<T>(); if (list == null) { return result; } for (int i = fromIndex; i < toIndex; i++) { result.add(list.get(i)); } return result; } /** * Converts the given array of elements to a set. * * @param elements The elements * @return The elements as a set, empty if elements was null */ public static <T> Set<T> asSet(T... elements) { Set<T> result = new HashSet<T>(); if (elements == null) { return result; } result.addAll(asList(elements)); return result; } /** * Converts the given array or collection object (possibly primitive array) to type Collection * * @param object The array or collection * @return The object collection */ public static Collection<?> convertToCollection(Object object) { if (object instanceof Collection<?>) { return (Collection<?>) object; } // If needed convert primitive array to object array Object[] objectArray = convertToObjectArray(object); // Convert array to collection return asList(objectArray); } /** * Converts the given array object (possibly primitive array) to type Object[] * * @param object The array * @return The object array */ public static Object[] convertToObjectArray(Object object) { if (object instanceof byte[]) { return ArrayUtils.toObject((byte[]) object); } else if (object instanceof short[]) { return ArrayUtils.toObject((short[]) object); } else if (object instanceof int[]) { return ArrayUtils.toObject((int[]) object); } else if (object instanceof long[]) { return ArrayUtils.toObject((long[]) object); } else if (object instanceof char[]) { return ArrayUtils.toObject((char[]) object); } else if (object instanceof float[]) { return ArrayUtils.toObject((float[]) object); } else if (object instanceof double[]) { return ArrayUtils.toObject((double[]) object); } else if (object instanceof boolean[]) { return ArrayUtils.toObject((boolean[]) object); } else { return (Object[]) object; } } }