I personally prefer Guava's immutable collections: List<String> fruits = ImmutableList.of("apple", "orange", "pear"); It also works for sets and maps:

I personally prefer Guava's immutable collections: List<String> fruits = ImmutableList.of("apple", "orange", "pear"); It also works for sets and maps: Set<String> fruits = ImmutableSet.of("apple", "orange", "pear"); Map<String, Integer> fruitCounts = ImmutableMap.of("apple", 3, "orange", 2, "pear", 6); http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/wiki/ImmutableCollectionsExplained http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/wiki/ImmutableColle...