JAVA

java list distinct by object attribute

public static <T> Predicate<T> distinctByKey(Function<? super T, ?> keyExtractor) {
    Set<Object> seen = ConcurrentHashMap.newKeySet();
    return t -> seen.add(keyExtractor.apply(t));
}

persons.stream().filter(distinctByKey(Person::getName))

get distinct values from list of objects java

public Set<String> areas(final List<Employee> employees) {
    Set<String> areas = new HashSet<>();
    for(final Employee employee: employees) {
        areas.add(employee.getArea());
    }
    return areas;
}