gremlin-core/src/main/java/org/apache/tinkerpop/gremlin/util/tools/CollectionFactory.java

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package org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.util.tools;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.List;

public class CollectionFactory {

    public static <E> List<E> asList(final E... elements) {
        return new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(elements));
    }

    public static <E> LinkedHashSet<E> asSet(final E... elements) {
        return asSet(Arrays.asList(elements));
    }

    public static <E> LinkedHashSet<E> asSet(final Collection<E> elements) {
        return new LinkedHashSet<>(elements);
    }

    public static <K,V> LinkedHashMap<K,V> asMap(final Object... elements) {
        final LinkedHashMap<K,V> map = new LinkedHashMap<>();
        for (int i = 0; i < elements.length; i+=2) {
            final K k = (K) elements[i];
            final V v = (V) (i+1 < elements.length ? elements[i+1] : null);
            map.put(k, v);
        }
        return map;
    }

}