This is an example of how to get a subList of an ArrayList, that is a list containing elements from a startIndex to an endIndex of the ArrayList. Getting a subList of an ArrayList implies that you should:
- Create a new ArrayList.
- Populate the arrayList with elements, using
add(E e)API method of ArrayList. - Use the
subList(int startIndex, int endIndex)API method of ArrayList to get a sub list of the original ArrayList. The method returns a List containing elements fromstartIndextoendIndex - 1of the original ArrayList.
Note that the sub List returned is backed by the original Arraylist. So any changes made to the sub list will also be reflected to the original ArrayList. We can check that by removing an element from the sub list and then get the elements in the arrayList. The element removed from the sub list will no longer exist in the arrayList also.
Let’s take a look at the code snippet that follows:
package com.javacodegeeks.snippets.core;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
public class GetSubListOfJavaArrayList {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Create an ArrayList and populate it with elements
ArrayList arrayList = new ArrayList();
arrayList.add("element_1");
arrayList.add("element_2");
arrayList.add("element_3");
arrayList.add("element_4");
arrayList.add("element_5");
/*
Use the List subList(int startIndex, int endIndex) operation
to get a sub list of the original ArrayList. This method
returns an List object containing elements from startIndex
to endIndex - 1 of the original ArrayList.
*/
List subList = arrayList.subList(1,3);
System.out.println("Elements in sub list :");
for(int i=0; i < subList.size() ; i++)
System.out.println(subList.get(i));
/*
Sub List returned is backed by original Arraylist. So any
changes made to sub list will also be reflected to the
original ArrayList. We will test that by removing an element
from the sub list and check that it is removed from the original
ArrayList also
*/
Object obj = subList.remove(0);
System.out.println(obj + " is removed from sub list");
System.out.println("Elements in ArrayList :");
for(int i=0; i < arrayList.size() ; i++)
System.out.println(arrayList.get(i));
}
}
Output:
Elements in sub list :
element_2
element_3
element_2 is removed from sub list
Elements in ArrayList :
element_1
element_3
element_4
element_5
This was an example of how to get a subList of an ArrayList in Java.
