public String patch_toText(List<Patch> patches){
  StringBuilder text=new StringBuilder();
  for (  Patch aPatch : patches) {
    text.append(aPatch);
  }
  return text.toString();
}

public String patch_toText ( List < Patch > patches ) { StringBuilder text = new StringBuilder ( ) ; for ( Patch aPatch : patches ) { text . append ( aPatch ) ; } return text . toString ( ) ; }
take a list of patches and return a textual representation .
