/*
 * Collections methods
 * @ reverse
 * @ fill
 * @ copy
 * @ max
 * @ min
 */


import java.util.List;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;

public class CollectionAlgorithms1{

	public static void main(String arg[]){

		// display
		Character[] letters = {'P', 'C', 'M'};
		List<Character> list = Arrays.asList(letters);
		System.out.println("list contains: ");
		output(list);

		//reverse
		Collections.reverse(list);
		System.out.println("\nAfter reverse: ");
		output(list);

		// -------------------------------------------
		//create copylist
		Character[] lettersCopy = new Character[3];
		List<Character> copyList = Arrays.asList(lettersCopy);

		//copy
		Collections.copy(copyList, list);
		System.out.println("\n After copy: ");
		output(copyList);
		// -------------------------------------------

		// fill
		Collections.fill(list, 'R');
		System.out.println("\nAfter fill: ");
		output(list);

	}//main

	private static void output(List<Character> listRef){

		System.out.print("The list is: ");

		for(Character element:listRef){

			System.out.printf("%s ", element);

		}//for

		System.out.printf("\nMax: %s", Collections.max(listRef));
		System.out.printf("\tMin: %s\n", Collections.min(listRef));


	}//output



}//CollectionAlgorithms1