private List<String> makeList(final String... strings){
  final List<String> result=new ArrayList<>();
  for (  String string : strings) {
    result.add(string);
  }
  return result;
}

private List < String > makeList ( final String ... strings ) { final List < String > result = new ArrayList < > ( ) ; for ( String string : strings ) { result . add ( string ) ; } return result ; }
builds a list from the parameters .
