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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.util;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Provides helper functions for {@link java.util.List}.
 *
 */
public final class ListUtil {

    private ListUtil() {
        // Utility class.
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the last element from a list.
     *
     * @param list
     *            The list to work on
     * @return last element
     */
    public static Object getLast(List list) {
        return list.get(list.size() - 1);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve and remove the last element from a list.
     *
     * @param list
     *            The list to work on
     * @return previous last element
     */
    public static Object removeLast(List list) {
        return list.remove(list.size() - 1);
    }
}