import java.util.*; public class SimilarityTester{ public static int compare2to2(MyArrayList appli1, MyArrayList appli2) { int counter = 0; for(Operator op : appli1) { if(appli2.contains(op)) { appli2.remove(op); // System.out.println("Removing op "+op+" from second application list"); //counter++; } else { counter++; // System.out.println("op "+op+" is not in the second application"); } } return counter; } }