Convert Enumeration to a Set/List

You can use Collections.list() to convert an Enumeration to a List in one line:

List<T> list = Collections.list(enumeration);

There's no similar method to get a Set, however you can still do it one line:

Set<T> set = new HashSet<T>(Collections.list(enumeration));

How about this: Collections.list(Enumeration e) returns an ArrayList<T>

If you need Set rather than List, you can use EnumSet.allOf().

Set<EnumerationClass> set = EnumSet.allOf(EnumerationClass.class);

Update: JakeRobb is right. My answer is about java.lang.Enum instead of java.util.Enumeration. Sorry for unrelated answer.

When using guava (See doc) there is Iterators.forEnumeration. Given an Enumeration x you can do the following:

to get a immutable Set:

ImmutableSet.copyOf(Iterators.forEnumeration(x));

to get a immutable List:

ImmutableList.copyOf(Iterators.forEnumeration(x));

to get a hashSet:

Sets.newHashSet(Iterators.forEnumeration(x));

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