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How do you create an empty list in Java?
A List of elements can be created using multiple ways.
Way #1
Create a List without specifying the type of elements it can holds. Compiler will throw warning message for it.
List list = new ArrayList();
Create a List and specify the type of elements it can holds.
Way #2
List<CustomObject> list = new ArrayList<>();
Example
Following is the example to explain the creation of List objects −
package com.tutorialspoint; import java.util.*; public class CollectionsDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { List<String> list = new ArrayList<>(); list.add("Zara"); list.add("Mahnaz"); list.add("Ayan"); System.out.println("List: " + list); } }
Output
This will produce the following result −
List: [Zara, Mahnaz, Ayan]
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