Convert Scala Set into Java (java.util.Set)?

Question

I have a Set in Scala (I can choose any implementation as I am creating the Set. The Java library I am using is expecting a java.util.Set[String].

Is the following the correct way to do this in Scala (using scala.collection.jcl.HashSet#underlying):

import com.javalibrary.Animals

var classes = new scala.collection.jcl.HashSet[String]
classes += "Amphibian"
classes += "Reptile"
Animals.find(classes.underlying)

It seems to be working, but since I am very new to Scala I want to know if this is the preferred way (any other way I try I am getting a type-mismatch error):

error: type mismatch;
 found   : scala.collection.jcl.HashSet[String]
 required: java.util.Set[_]

score 24 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 10 '10 at 02:27

If you were asking about Scala 2.8, Java collections interoperability is supplied by scala.collection.JavaConversions. In this case, you want JavaConversions.asSet(...) (there's one for each direction, Java -> Scala and Scala -> Java).

For Scala 2.7, each scala.collection.jcl class that wraps a Java collection has an underlying property which provides the wrapped Java collection instance.

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 27 '16 at 13:17

Since Scala 2.12.0 scala.collection.JavaConversions is deprecated:

Therefore, this API has been deprecated and JavaConverters should be used instead. JavaConverters provides the same conversions, but through extension methods.

And since Scala 2.8.1 you can use scala.collection.JavaConverters for this purpose:

import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
val javaSet = new java.util.HashSet[String]()
val scalaSet = javaSet.asScala
val javaSetAgain = scalaSet.asJava

And for 2.13 JavaConverters have been deprecated. – Rick Moritz Mar 15 '23 at 09:48 — Rick Moritz, Mar 15 '23 at 09:48

Xavier Guihot · Answer 3 · 2019-06-08T23:07:34.253

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Note that starting Scala 2.13, package scala.jdk.CollectionConverters replaces deprecated packages scala.collection.JavaConverters/JavaConversions._:

import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters._

// val scalaSet: Set[String] = Set("a", "b")
val javaSet = scalaSet.asJava
// javaSet: java.util.Set[String] = [a, b]
javaSet.asScala
// scala.collection.mutable.Set[String] = Set(a, b)

edited Jun 08 '19 at 23:07

answered Mar 29 '19 at 21:14

Xavier Guihot

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score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 10 '10 at 10:18

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For 2.7.x I highly recommend using: http://github.com/jorgeortiz85/scala-javautils

answered Feb 10 '10 at 10:18

Viktor Klang

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score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 28 '17 at 11:58

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In Scala 2.12 it is possible to use : scala.collection.JavaConverters.setAsJavaSet(scalaSetInstance)

answered Aug 28 '17 at 11:58

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Thank you, I was looking for the way to do it from within Java code + this fits the bill – Luke Usherwood Nov 17 '22 at 02:04

Convert Scala Set into Java (java.util.Set)?

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