Java.util.LinkedList.pollLast() Method

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Description

The java.util.LinkedList.pollLast() method retrieves and removes the last element of this list, or returns null if this list is empty.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.LinkedList.pollLast() method

public E pollLast()

Parameters

• NA

Return Value

This method returns the last element of this list, or null if this list is empty

Exception

• NA

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.util.LinkedList.pollLast() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.*;

public class LinkedListDemo {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

   // create a LinkedList
   LinkedList list = new LinkedList();

   // add some elements
   list.add("Hello");
   list.add(2);
   list.add("Chocolate");
   list.add("10");

   // print the list
   System.out.println("LinkedList:" + list);

   // retrieve and remove the last element of the list
   System.out.println("Last element of the list:" + list.pollLast());

   // print the list
   System.out.println("LinkedList:" + list);
   }
}

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

LinkedList:[Hello, 2, Chocolate, 10]
Last element of the list:10
LinkedList:[Hello, 2, Chocolate]

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