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Collection classifier

import java.util.*; public class CollectionClassifier2 { public static String classify(Collection c) { return (c instanceof Set ? "Set" : (c instanceof List ? "List" : "Unknown Collection")); } public static void main(String[] args) { Collection[] tests = new Collection[] { new HashSet(), // A Set new ArrayList(), // A List new HashMap().values() // Neither Set nor List }; for (int i = 0; i < tests.length; i++) System.out.println(classify(tests[i])); } }