Java.util.ArrayList.get() Method

Description

The java.util.ArrayList.get(int index) method returns the element at the specified position in this list.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.ArrayList.get() method

public E get(int index)

Parameters

• index -- The index of the element to return.

Return Value

This method returns the element at the specified position in this list .

Exception

• IndexOutOfBoundsException -- if the index is out of range.

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.util.ArrayList.get() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class ArrayListDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      
    // create an empty array list with an initial capacity
    ArrayList<Integer> arrlist = new ArrayList<Integer>(5);

    // use add() method to add elements in the list
    arrlist.add(15);
    arrlist.add(22);
    arrlist.add(30);
    arrlist.add(40);

    // let us print all the elements available in list
    for (Integer number : arrlist) {
      System.out.println("Number = " + number);
    } 
	
    // retrieves element at 4th postion
    int retval=arrlist.get(3);
	System.out.println("Retrieved element is = " + retval);	   
  }
}   

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result:

Number = 15
Number = 22
Number = 30
Number = 40
Retrieved element is = 40