Returns true if this collection contains the specified element.

  Returns true if this collection contains the specified element. More formally, returns true if and only if this collection contains at least one element e such that (o==null ? e==null : o.equals(e)).

This implementation iterates over the elements in the collection, checking each element in turn for equality with the specified element.
Throws:
- ClassCastException - {@inheritDoc}
- NullPointerException - {@inheritDoc}

  Returns true if this collection contains all of the elements in the specified collection.

  Returns true if this collection contains all of the elements in the specified collection.

This implementation iterates over the specified collection, checking each element returned by the iterator in turn to see if it's contained in this collection. If all elements are so contained true is returned, otherwise false.
Throws:
- ClassCastException - {@inheritDoc}
- NullPointerException - {@inheritDoc}
See Also: AbstractCollection.contains(Object),

  Returns true if this collection contains no elements.

  Returns true if this collection contains no elements.

This implementation returns size() == 0.

  Returns an iterator over the elements contained in this collection.

  Returns an iterator over the elements contained in this collection.
Returns: an iterator over the elements contained in this collection

  Removes a single instance of the specified element from this collection, if it is present (optional operation).

  Removes a single instance of the specified element from this collection, if it is present (optional operation). More formally, removes an element e such that (o==null ? e==null : o.equals(e)), if this collection contains one or more such elements. Returns true if this collection contained the specified element (or equivalently, if this collection changed as a result of the call).

This implementation iterates over the collection looking for the specified element. If it finds the element, it removes the element from the collection using the iterator's remove method.

Note that this implementation throws an UnsupportedOperationException if the iterator returned by this collection's iterator method does not implement the remove method and this collection contains the specified object.
Throws:
- UnsupportedOperationException - {@inheritDoc}
- ClassCastException - {@inheritDoc}
- NullPointerException - {@inheritDoc}

  Removes all of this collection's elements that are also contained in the specified collection (optional operation).

  Removes all of this collection's elements that are also contained in the specified collection (optional operation). After this call returns, this collection will contain no elements in common with the specified collection.

This implementation iterates over this collection, checking each element returned by the iterator in turn to see if it's contained in the specified collection. If it's so contained, it's removed from this collection with the iterator's remove method.

Note that this implementation will throw an UnsupportedOperationException if the iterator returned by the iterator method does not implement the remove method and this collection contains one or more elements in common with the specified collection.
Throws:
- UnsupportedOperationException - {@inheritDoc}
- ClassCastException - {@inheritDoc}
- NullPointerException - {@inheritDoc}
See Also: AbstractCollection.remove(Object), AbstractCollection.contains(Object),

  Retains only the elements in this collection that are contained in the specified collection (optional operation).

  Retains only the elements in this collection that are contained in the specified collection (optional operation). In other words, removes from this collection all of its elements that are not contained in the specified collection.

This implementation iterates over this collection, checking each element returned by the iterator in turn to see if it's contained in the specified collection. If it's not so contained, it's removed from this collection with the iterator's remove method.

Note that this implementation will throw an UnsupportedOperationException if the iterator returned by the iterator method does not implement the remove method and this collection contains one or more elements not present in the specified collection.
Throws:
- UnsupportedOperationException - {@inheritDoc}
- ClassCastException - {@inheritDoc}
- NullPointerException - {@inheritDoc}
See Also: AbstractCollection.remove(Object), AbstractCollection.contains(Object),

  Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection.

  Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection. If this collection makes any guarantees as to what order its elements are returned by its iterator, this method must return the elements in the same order.

The returned array will be "safe" in that no references to it are maintained by this collection. (In other words, this method must allocate a new array even if this collection is backed by an array). The caller is thus free to modify the returned array.

This method acts as bridge between array-based and collection-based APIs.

This implementation returns an array containing all the elements returned by this collection's iterator, in the same order, stored in consecutive elements of the array, starting with index 0. The length of the returned array is equal to the number of elements returned by the iterator, even if the size of this collection changes during iteration, as might happen if the collection permits concurrent modification during iteration. The size method is called only as an optimization hint; the correct result is returned even if the iterator returns a different number of elements.

This method is equivalent to:

 List<E> list = new ArrayList<E>(size());
 for (E e : this)
     list.add(e);
 return list.toArray();
 

  Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection; the runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array.

  Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection; the runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array. If the collection fits in the specified array, it is returned therein. Otherwise, a new array is allocated with the runtime type of the specified array and the size of this collection.

If this collection fits in the specified array with room to spare (i.e., the array has more elements than this collection), the element in the array immediately following the end of the collection is set to null. (This is useful in determining the length of this collection only if the caller knows that this collection does not contain any null elements.)

If this collection makes any guarantees as to what order its elements are returned by its iterator, this method must return the elements in the same order.

Like the Collection.toArray() method, this method acts as bridge between array-based and collection-based APIs. Further, this method allows precise control over the runtime type of the output array, and may, under certain circumstances, be used to save allocation costs.

Suppose x is a collection known to contain only strings. The following code can be used to dump the collection into a newly allocated array of String:

     String[] y = x.toArray(new String[0]);

Note that toArray(new Object[0]) is identical in function to toArray().

This implementation returns an array containing all the elements returned by this collection's iterator in the same order, stored in consecutive elements of the array, starting with index 0. If the number of elements returned by the iterator is too large to fit into the specified array, then the elements are returned in a newly allocated array with length equal to the number of elements returned by the iterator, even if the size of this collection changes during iteration, as might happen if the collection permits concurrent modification during iteration. The size method is called only as an optimization hint; the correct result is returned even if the iterator returns a different number of elements.

This method is equivalent to:

 List<E> list = new ArrayList<E>(size());
 for (E e : this)
     list.add(e);
 return list.toArray(a);
 

Throws:
- ArrayStoreException - {@inheritDoc}
- NullPointerException - {@inheritDoc}

  Returns a string representation of this collection.

  Returns a string representation of this collection. The string
representation consists of a list of the collection's elements in the
order they are returned by its iterator, enclosed in square brackets
("[]"). Adjacent elements are separated by the characters
", " (comma and space). Elements are converted to strings as
by String.valueOf(Object).
Returns: a string representation of this collection