CollectionUtil.java

package tools;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

public class CollectionUtil {

    public static <T> List<T> copyFirst(List<T> list, int count) {
        List ret = new ArrayList(list.size() < count ? list.size() : count);
        int i = 0;
        for (Iterator i$ = list.iterator(); i$.hasNext();) {
            Object elem = i$.next();
            ret.add(elem);
            if (i++ > count) {
                break;
            }
        }
        return ret;
    }
}