Custom List Controller class

ApexClass-CustomListController.template

/**
   @Author <Author Name>
   @name @@NAME@@
   @CreateDate <dd/mm/yyyy>
   @Description <purpose of the class>
   @Version <1.0>
   @reference <Referenced program names>
  */
public with sharing class @@NAME@@ {
	
	// ApexPages.StandardSetController must be instantiated
	// for standard list controllers
	public ApexPages.StandardSetController setCtrl {
		get {
			if(setCtrl == null) {
				setCtrl = new ApexPages.StandardSetController(Database.getQueryLocator(
					[SELECT Name, CloseDate FROM Opportunity]));
			}
			return setCtrl;
		}
		set;
	}
	
	// Initialize setCon and return a list of records
	public Opportunity[] getOpportunities() {
		return (Opportunity[]) setCtrl.getRecords();
	}
}