Easy way to create a list of strings in an object?

Question

I'm trying to create a HashSet of Strings but I don't want to have to add each string to the HashSet. There is a constructor for HashSet that allows you to give it a Collection. But how can I create a Collection of String other than having to add each string? Can I just :
HashSet hs = new HashSet("String1", "String2", "String3", "String4");
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Answer 1

This programming problem is as old as the hills, and there are a zillion ways to do it. One of the simplest is by using String.split. Example:   String separator = "[^\\w]+";
   String string = "I think, therefore I am; or maybe not. What do you think?";
   String[] array = string.split(separator);
   System.out.println("String    : \"" + string + "\"");
   System.out.println("Word count: " + array.length + " words.");The key is the String separator. This is what is known as a "regular expression." It looks pretty obtuse (and is); do some research on regular expressions to figure out it means.
This example does not account for a few special cases, such as words split between lines with hyphens, and perhaps words enclosed in double quotes. That is left as an exercise for the reader.