Check if one list contains element from the other java 8

List containsAll() method in Java with Examples

The containsAll() method of List interface in Java is used to check if this List contains all of the elements in the specified Collection. So basically it is used to check if a List contains a set of elements or not.

Syntax:

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boolean containsAll(Collection col)

Parameters: This method accepts a mandatory parameter col which is of the type of collection. This is the collection whose elements are needed to be checked if it is present in the List or not.

Return Value: The method returns True if all elements in the collection col are present in the List otherwise it returns False.

Exception: The method throws NullPointerException if the specified collection is NULL.

Below programs illustrates the containsAll() method:

Program 1:

// Java code to illustrate containsAll() method 

import java.util.*;

public class ListDemo {

public static void main(String args[])

{

// Creating an empty list

List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();

// Use add() method to add elements

// into the List

list.add("Welcome");

list.add("To");

list.add("Geeks");

list.add("4");

list.add("Geeks");

// Displaying the List

System.out.println("List: " + list);

// Creating another empty List

List<String> listTemp = new ArrayList<String>();

listTemp.add("Geeks");

listTemp.add("4");

listTemp.add("Geeks");

System.out.println("Are all the contents equal? "

+ list.containsAll(listTemp));

}
}

Output: List: [Welcome, To, Geeks, 4, Geeks] Are all the contents equal? true

Program 2:

// Java code to illustrate containsAll() method 

import java.util.*;

public class ListDemo {

public static void main(String args[])

{

// Creating an empty list

List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<Integer>();

// Use add() method to add elements

// into the List

list.add(10);

list.add(15);

list.add(30);

list.add(20);

list.add(5);

// Displaying the List

System.out.println("List: " + list);

// Creating another empty List

List<Integer> listTemp = new ArrayList<Integer>();

listTemp.add(30);

listTemp.add(15);

listTemp.add(5);

System.out.println("Are all the contents equal? "

+ list.containsAll(listTemp));

}
}