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Arraylist: Based On Slides of Dr. Norazah Yusof

The document discusses the ArrayList class in Java, which allows for dynamically resizable arrays. ArrayLists can automatically expand and shrink as items are added and removed. The document covers how to create and use ArrayLists, add, access, remove items, and common ArrayList methods.

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Arraylist: Based On Slides of Dr. Norazah Yusof

The document discusses the ArrayList class in Java, which allows for dynamically resizable arrays. ArrayLists can automatically expand and shrink as items are added and removed. The document covers how to create and use ArrayLists, add, access, remove items, and common ArrayList methods.

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ArrayList

Lecture 17
Based on Slides of Dr. Norazah Yusof

The ArrayList Class


Similar to an array, an ArrayList allows

object storage
Unlike an array, an ArrayList object:

Automatically expands when a new item is


added
Automatically shrinks when items are removed

Requires:

import java.util.ArrayList;

8-2

Creating and Using an ArrayList


and adding items using add() method
Create an ArrayList object with no-args

constructor

ArrayList townList = new ArrayList();

To add element to the ArrayList, use the

add method:

townList.add("Kangar");
townList.add("Alor Setar");

To get the current size, call the size method


townList.size();
// returns 2
Example: Lab 6 Exercise 1 Question 3
8-3

Accessing & Removing items in an


ArrayList
To access items in an ArrayList, use the get method

as follows:
townList.get(1); // 1 is the index of the item to get.
A loop is used in the following statement to access every

element in the ArrayList named townList.

for(int i=0;i<townList.size();i++)
System.out.print(townList.get(i)+" ");
To remove items in an ArrayList, use the remove
method
townList.remove(1); //This statement removes the second item.
townList.remove("Penang"); //This statement removes the item
// with the value "Penang".
8-4

Adding and replacing existing items using


two argument method
The ArrayList class's add method with one

argument adds new items to the end of the


ArrayList
To insert items at a location of choice, use the
add method with two arguments:
townList.add(6, "Shah Alam");
This statement inserts the String "Shah Alam" at index 6

To replace an existing item, use the set

method:

townList.set(1, "Muar");
This statement replaces the value at index 1 with Muar
8-5

Using toString() method

The ArrayList class's toString

method returns a string


representing all items in the
ArrayList

System.out.println(townList);
This statement yields :
[Muar, Alor Setar]
8-6

Using a Cast Operator with the get


Method
An ArrayList object is not typed
To retrieve items from an ArrayList,

you must cast the item to the appropriate


type
ArrayList nameList = new ArrayList();
townList.add("Kluang"); // Inserts an item
String str = (String)townList.get(0);

Try get without the cast to see the effect.


8-8

Using ArrayList as a Generic Data Type


You can create a type-safe ArrayList

object by using generics.


For example an ArrayList object for
Strings:
ArrayList<String> nameList = new
ArrayList<String>();

The get method no longer requires

casts to work.
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ArrayList Methods
add(Object o) add new object into ArrayList
get(int index) - retrieves object reference from

ArrayList index position


size() - returns ArrayList size
remove(int index) - removes the element at the
specified position in this list. Shifts any
subsequent elements to the left and returns the
element that was removed from the list.
indexOf(Object o) - finds the index in this list of
the first occurrence of the specified element
clear() - removes all of the elements

Exercises
Do Exercise 1:
Question

1, page 115
Question 2, page 116
Question 3, page 117

Question 1, page 115

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class CircleArrayList


{
private double radius;

public CircleArrayList(double radius) {


this.radius=radius;
}

public void setRadius() {


this.radius=radius;

public double getRadius() {


return radius;

public double getArea() {


return (Math.PI*radius*radius);
}

Question 1, page 115


import java.util.ArrayList;
public class TestCircleAL {

public static void main(String[] arg) {

ArrayList cList = new ArrayList();

cList.add(new CircleArrayList(2.3));
cList.add(new CircleArrayList(3.3));

System.out.print("The area : %2.2f "+


((CircleArrayList)cList.get(0)).getArea());

}
}

Question 2, page 116


import java.util.ArrayList;
ArrayList student = new ArrayList();
student.add(Siti Rahimah);
student.add(Robert Lau);
System.out.print(student);
Student.set(1, Muhammad);

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