Java: Retrieve an element from a given array list

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Write a Java program to retrieve an element (at a specified index) from a given array list.

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Sample Solution:-

Java Code:

import java.util.*;
  public class Exercise4 {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
  // Creae a list and add some colors to the list
  List<String> list_Strings = new ArrayList<String>();
  list_Strings.add("Red");
  list_Strings.add("Green");
  list_Strings.add("Orange");
  list_Strings.add("White");
  list_Strings.add("Black");
  // Print the list
  System.out.println(list_Strings);
  // Retrive the first and third element
  String element = list_Strings.get(0);
  System.out.println("First element: "+element);
  element = list_Strings.get(2);
  System.out.println("Third element: "+element);
 }
}

Sample Output:

[Red, Green, Orange, White, Black]                                     
First element: Red                                                     
Third element: Orange

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For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Java program to retrieve an element at a given index and handle IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is invalid.
• Write a Java program to retrieve multiple elements from an ArrayList based on an array of indices provided by the user.
• Write a Java program to retrieve an element at a specified index using Java streams and Optional to handle missing values.
• Write a Java program to retrieve the last element of an ArrayList by calculating its size dynamically.

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