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Split a list of things into numbers and non-numbers

Given a list that might contain e.g. a string, an integer, a float and a date,
split the list into numbers and non-numbers.
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java 1.5
public class NumbersSolution {
public static void main(String[] args) {
List<Object> items = Arrays.asList(new Object[] { new Date(), 12L, 15.4, 99, "x" } ) ;
List<Object> numbers = new ArrayList<Object>() ;
List<Object> nonNumbers = new ArrayList<Object>() ;
for (Object item : items )
(item instanceof Number ? numbers : nonNumbers).add(item) ;
}
}
DiskEdit
java 1.5
public class NumbersSolution {
public static void main() {
List<Object> numbers = new ArrayList<Object>() ;
List<Object> nonNumbers = new ArrayList<Object>() ;
for (Object item : new Object[] { new Date(), 12L, 15.4, 99, "x" } )
(item instanceof Number ? numbers : nonNumbers).add(item) ;
}
}

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