Java.util.LinkedList.pop() Method

Description

The java.util.LinkedList.pop() method pops an element from the stack represented by this list.Popping means remove and return the first element of this list.

Declaration

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

public E pop()

Parameters

• NA

Return Value

This method returns the element at the front of this list

Exception

• NoSuchElementException -- if this list is empty

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.util.LinkedList.pop() 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);

      // pop the list
      System.out.println("Pop element in the list:" + list.pop());

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