[SOLVED]Comparing elements in a collection to a variable?

How would I compare the elements in a collection to a variable i.e. :

int x;
if(AnyElementInACollection < x)

I don't care which elements are true or false I just need to know if any elements are true.

 

Code:

boolean anySmallerThan(Collection<Integer> list, int i) {
    for (int elem : list) {
        if (elem < i) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    return false;
}

untested.

 

How could I modify this to work with a collection using strings as keys?

 

change all occurances of "Integer" and "int" to "String". And think about what you would change "<" into.

 

I am going to use your earlier suggestion and save the information that I was going to use as a Key in a seperate Arraylist. Thanks for the help.