diff --git a/src/jdepend/framework/JDepend.java b/src/jdepend/framework/JDepend.java
index b400174..acf8de7 100755
--- a/src/jdepend/framework/JDepend.java
+++ b/src/jdepend/framework/JDepend.java
@@ -170,6 +170,16 @@ public void setComponents(String components) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the list of components from a List of string package names.
+     *
+     * @param components within the list
+     */
+    public void setComponents(List components) {
+        this.components = new ArrayList();
+        this.components.addAll(components);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Determines whether inner classes are analyzed.
      *