text: I knew this ‘How can I convert a Java Iterable to a Scala Iterable?‘
  But I am working on java 1.4.2 code with a scala API.
  How can I get a
  scala.Iterable from a
  java.util.List?
  Thank you for your suggestion.
  Answer
  Everything you need is in
  scala.lang.JavaConversions
  import java.util.{List => JList, ArrayList} import scala.collection.JavaConversions._ val jul1: JList[String] = new ArrayList[String]; jul1.add("Boo!") val sb1 = jul1.toBuffer val ss1 = jul1.toSeq // Same result as toBuffer
  This produces a mutable collection in sml1 (a
  Buffer). If you want an immutable collection (
  List, e.g.) convert that mutable collection:
  val sl1 = jul1.toList
  Edit: Hmm… Java 1.4.2? That’s pre-generics? (I lose track of such ancient history…) This probably won’t work, then… You’ll probably need to work with existential types.