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/*
 * Created on Aug 23, 2012
 * 
 * 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
 * 
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 * 
 * Copyright @2012 the original author or authors.
 */
package org.fest.util;

import java.util.ArrayList;

/**
 * Utility methods related to {@code java.util.List}s.
 * 
 * @author Yvonne Wang
 * @author Alex Ruiz
 * @author Joel Costigliola
 */
public final class Lists {
  /**
   * Creates a mutable {@link ArrayList} containing the given elements.
   * 
   * @param  the generic type of the {@code ArrayList} to create.
   * @param elements the elements to store in the {@code ArrayList}.
   * @return the created {@code ArrayList}, of {@code null} if the given array of elements is {@code null}.
   */
  public static  ArrayList newArrayList(T... elements) {
    if (elements == null) {
      return null;
    }
    ArrayList list = new ArrayList();
    for (T e : elements) {
      list.add(e);
    }
    return list;
  }

  /**
   * Creates a mutable {@link ArrayList} containing the given elements.
   * 
   * @param  the generic type of the {@code ArrayList} to create.
   * @param elements the elements to store in the {@code ArrayList}.
   * @return the created {@code ArrayList}, of {@code null} if the given {@code Iterable} is {@code null}.
   */
  public static  ArrayList newArrayList(Iterable elements) {
    if (elements == null) {
      return null;
    }
    ArrayList list = new ArrayList();
    for (T e : elements) {
      list.add(e);
    }
    return list;
  }

  private Lists() {}
}