package aima.core.util;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
/**
* @author Ravi Mohan
* @author Mike Stampone
*/
public class Converter<T> {
/**
* Converts a Set into a List
*
* @param set
* a collection of unique objects
*
* @return a new list containing the elements of the specified set, in the
* order they are returned by the set's iterator.
*/
public List<T> setToList(Set<T> set) {
List<T> retVal = new ArrayList<T>(set);
return retVal;
}
/**
* Converts a List into a Set
*
* @param l
* a list of objects, possibly containing duplicates
* @return a new set containing the unique elements of the specified list.
*/
public Set<T> listToSet(List<T> l) {
Set<T> retVal = new HashSet<T>(l);
return retVal;
}
}