diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/AbstractApplicationContextFactory.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/AbstractApplicationContextFactory.java
index 4e1b9c98d..1c41f0c38 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/AbstractApplicationContextFactory.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/AbstractApplicationContextFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2006-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContextFactory implements ApplicationCo
 	public void setBeanFactoryPostProcessorClasses(
 			Class<? extends BeanFactoryPostProcessor>[] beanFactoryPostProcessorClasses) {
 		this.beanFactoryPostProcessorClasses = new ArrayList<>();
-		for (int i = 0; i < beanFactoryPostProcessorClasses.length; i++) {
-			this.beanFactoryPostProcessorClasses.add(beanFactoryPostProcessorClasses[i]);
-		}
+		this.beanFactoryPostProcessorClasses.addAll(Arrays.asList(beanFactoryPostProcessorClasses));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -127,9 +125,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContextFactory implements ApplicationCo
 	 */
 	public void setBeanPostProcessorExcludeClasses(Class<?>[] beanPostProcessorExcludeClasses) {
 		this.beanPostProcessorExcludeClasses = new ArrayList<>();
-		for (int i = 0; i < beanPostProcessorExcludeClasses.length; i++) {
-			this.beanPostProcessorExcludeClasses.add(beanPostProcessorExcludeClasses[i]);
-		}
+		this.beanPostProcessorExcludeClasses.addAll(Arrays.asList(beanPostProcessorExcludeClasses));
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/AutomaticJobRegistrar.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/AutomaticJobRegistrar.java
index 75982559b..c2ed314e1 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/AutomaticJobRegistrar.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/AutomaticJobRegistrar.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2006-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.support;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 
 import org.springframework.batch.core.Job;
@@ -91,9 +92,7 @@ public class AutomaticJobRegistrar implements Ordered, SmartLifecycle, Applicati
 	 * use
 	 */
 	public void setApplicationContextFactories(ApplicationContextFactory[] applicationContextFactories) {
-		for (ApplicationContextFactory applicationContextFactory : applicationContextFactories) {
-			this.applicationContextFactories.add(applicationContextFactory);
-		}
+		this.applicationContextFactories.addAll(Arrays.asList(applicationContextFactories));
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/builder/FaultTolerantStepBuilder.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/builder/FaultTolerantStepBuilder.java
index 5e7947c61..186c96834 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/builder/FaultTolerantStepBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/builder/FaultTolerantStepBuilder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2006-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -666,10 +666,7 @@ public class FaultTolerantStepBuilder<I, O> extends SimpleStepBuilder<I, O> {
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	private void addNonSkippableExceptionIfMissing(Class<? extends Throwable>... cls) {
-		List<Class<? extends Throwable>> exceptions = new ArrayList<>();
-		for (Class<? extends Throwable> exceptionClass : nonSkippableExceptionClasses) {
-			exceptions.add(exceptionClass);
-		}
+		List<Class<? extends Throwable>> exceptions = new ArrayList<>(nonSkippableExceptionClasses);
 		for (Class<? extends Throwable> fatal : cls) {
 			if (!exceptions.contains(fatal)) {
 				exceptions.add(fatal);
@@ -680,10 +677,7 @@ public class FaultTolerantStepBuilder<I, O> extends SimpleStepBuilder<I, O> {
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	private void addNonRetryableExceptionIfMissing(Class<? extends Throwable>... cls) {
-		List<Class<? extends Throwable>> exceptions = new ArrayList<>();
-		for (Class<? extends Throwable> exceptionClass : nonRetryableExceptionClasses) {
-			exceptions.add(exceptionClass);
-		}
+		List<Class<? extends Throwable>> exceptions = new ArrayList<>(nonRetryableExceptionClasses);
 		for (Class<? extends Throwable> fatal : cls) {
 			if (!exceptions.contains(fatal)) {
 				exceptions.add(fatal);
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/flow/support/SimpleFlowTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/flow/support/SimpleFlowTests.java
index bfb931457..b1f7e1b92 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/flow/support/SimpleFlowTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/flow/support/SimpleFlowTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2006-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.job.flow.StateSupport;
 /**
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Michael Minella
+ * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
  *
  */
 class SimpleFlowTests {
@@ -208,13 +210,7 @@ class SimpleFlowTests {
 	}
 
 	protected List<StateTransition> collect(StateTransition... states) {
-		List<StateTransition> list = new ArrayList<>();
-
-		for (StateTransition stateTransition : states) {
-			list.add(stateTransition);
-		}
-
-		return list;
+		return new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(states));
 	}
 
 	/**