Collections removeAll method

Question

I would like to know if something like below is possible,

list.removeAll(namesToRemove)

I hope the context is understandable.

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Answer 1

You can do something like this using Google Collections Collections2.filter():

final List namesToKeep = getNamesToFilter();
List filtered = Collections2.filter(originalList, new Predicate() {
  @Override
  public boolean apply(MyObject o) {
    return namesToKeep.contains(o.getName());
  }
});