w3resource

Java: Swap two elements in an array list


14. Swap ArrayList Elements

Write a Java program that swaps two elements in an array list.

Pictorial Presentation:

Java Collection, ArrayList Exercises: Swap two elements in an array list

Sample Solution:-

Java Code:

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
  public class Exercise14 {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
   ArrayList<String> c1= new ArrayList<String>();
          c1.add("Red");
          c1.add("Green");
          c1.add("Black");
          c1.add("White");
          c1.add("Pink");

          System.out.println("Array list before Swap:");
          for(String a: c1){
          System.out.println(a);
        }
          //Swapping 1st(index 0) element with the 3rd(index 2) element
         Collections.swap(c1, 0, 2);
          System.out.println("Array list after swap:");
          for(String b: c1){
          System.out.println(b);
         }
     }
}

Sample Output:

Array list before Swap:                                                
Red                                                                    
Green                                                                  
Black                                                                  
White                                                                  
Pink                                                                   
Array list after swap:                                                 
Black                                                                  
Green                                                                  
Red                                                                    
White                                                                  
Pink 

Flowchart:

Flowchart: Swap two elements in an array list.

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

  • Write a Java program to swap the elements at two specified indices in an ArrayList using Collections.swap().
  • Write a Java program to implement a manual swap of two elements in an ArrayList without using any built-in swap method.
  • Write a Java program to swap two elements in an ArrayList using a lambda expression and then verify the swap.
  • Write a Java program to swap elements and then sort the ArrayList to check if the swap affects the ordering.

Go to:


PREV : Compare Two ArrayLists.
NEXT : Join Two ArrayLists.

Java Code Editor:

Contribute your code and comments through Disqus.

What is the difficulty level of this exercise?

Test your Programming skills with w3resource's quiz.



Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for latest update.