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Lecture - 12-Java ArrayList

The document discusses ArrayLists in Java. It provides the syntax for arrays and ArrayLists, compares their differences, and gives examples of adding elements and accessing them. It also covers built-in ArrayList methods like add, get, set, remove, clear, size, and sorting an ArrayList. Exercises are provided to practice working with ArrayLists.

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Lecture - 12-Java ArrayList

The document discusses ArrayLists in Java. It provides the syntax for arrays and ArrayLists, compares their differences, and gives examples of adding elements and accessing them. It also covers built-in ArrayList methods like add, get, set, remove, clear, size, and sorting an ArrayList. Exercises are provided to practice working with ArrayLists.

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Lecture – 12

ArrayList in Java
Afsara Tasneem Misha
Lecturer
Department of CSE
Daffodil International University
Today’s Contents

Java ArrayList

• The ArrayList class is a resizable array, which can be found in the


java.util package.

• The difference between a built-in array and an ArrayList in Java, is


that the size of an array cannot be modified (if you want to add or
remove elements to/from an array, you have to create a new one).
While elements can be added and removed from an ArrayList
whenever you want.
Syntax of Array an ArrayList
• Array
Type [] arrayName = new Type [size]

Ex. int[] arr = new int[10]

• ArrayList
ArrayList<Type> ArrayListName = new ArrayList<Type>();
Ex.
ArrayList<Integer> arrL1 = new ArrayList<>();
ArrayList<String> arrL2 = new ArrayList<>();
ArrayList<Object> arrL3 = new ArrayList<>();
Differences between Array and ArrayList
• An array is basic functionality provided by Java. ArrayList is part of collection
framework in Java.

• Therefore array members are accessed using [], while ArrayList has a set of
methods to access elements and modify them.

• Array is a fixed size data structure while ArrayList is Dynamic. One need not to
mention the size of Arraylist while creating its object.

• Even if we specify some initial capacity, we can add more elements.

• You need to import java.util.ArrayList in you program // import the ArrayList


class
Example of Array and ArrayList
class Test class Test
{ {
public static void main(String args[])
public static void main(String[] args)
{
{
/* ........... Normal Array............. */ /*............ArrayList..............*/
// Create an arrayList with initial capacity 2
int[] arr = new int[2];
ArrayList<Integer> arrL = new
arr[0] = 1; ArrayList<Integer>(2);
arr[1] = 2;
// Add elements to ArrayList
arrL.add(1);
// Access elements of Array arrL.add(2);
System.out.println(arr[0]);
} // Access elements of ArrayList
System.out.println(arrL.get(0));
}
}
}
Example: ArrayList of String
import java.util.ArrayList; Output:

public class MyClass { [Volvo, BMW, Ford, Mazda]


public static void main(String[] args) {

ArrayList<String> cars = new ArrayList<String>();

cars.add("Volvo");
cars.add("BMW");
cars.add("Ford");
cars.add("Mazda");

System.out.println(cars);
}
}
Built-in Methods for ArrayList
• To add elements to the ArrayListuse use the add() method cars.add("Volvo");
• cars.add("BMW");

• To access an element in the ArrayList, use the get() method and refer to the index number:
• cars.get(0);

• To modify/change an element, use the set() method and refer to the index number:
• cars.set(0, “Alien");

• To remove an element, use the remove() method and refer to the index number:
• cars.remove(0);

• To remove all the elements in the ArrayList, use the clear() method:
• cars.clear();

• To find out how many elements an ArrayList have, use the size method:
• cars.size();
Loop Through an ArrayList
public class MyClass {
Output:
public static void main(String[] args) {
Volvo
ArrayList<String> cars = new ArrayList<String>(); BMW
Ford

cars.add("Volvo"); Mazda

cars.add("BMW");
cars.add("Ford");
cars.add("Mazda");

for (int i = 0; i < cars.size(); i++) {


System.out.println(cars.get(i));
}
}
For-each Loop Through an ArrayList
public class MyClass {
Output:

public static void main(String[] args) {


Volvo
BMW
ArrayList<String> cars = new ArrayList<String>();
Ford
Mazda
cars.add("Volvo");
cars.add("BMW");
cars.add("Ford");
cars.add("Mazda");

for (String i : cars) {


System.out.println(i);
}

}
}
Sort an ArrayList
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections; // Import the Collections class Output:

BMW
public class MyClass {
Ford
public static void main(String[] args) {
Mazda
ArrayList<String> cars = new ArrayList<String>(); Volvo

cars.add("Volvo");
cars.add("BMW");
cars.add("Ford");
cars.add("Mazda");

Collections.sort(cars); // Sort cars


for (String i : cars) {
System.out.println(i);
}
}
}
Exercises of ArrayList

1. Create an Array List of Integer Data type, Show All the Basic Person
Functions (Add, get, set, remove, clear size)
- name: String
- age: int
2. Consider the Following UML. Now Convert the UML into JAVA
code.
▪ Create ArrayList of Persons.
+Person(String, int)
▪ Add Information of them
+display(): void
▪ Display their Information from ArrayList
+main(String[] ) : void
Thank You

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