Java ArrayList.iterator() Method

public Iterator<E> iterator()

This method returns an iterator over the elements in this list in proper sequence.

Package:java.util

Java Platform: Java SE 8

Syntax:

iterator()

Return Value:
An iterator over the elements in this list in proper sequence.

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Example: Java ArrayList.iterator() Method

The following example returns an iterator over the elements in this list.

import java.util.*;

public class test {
   public static void main(String[] args) 
   {
    // create an empty array list with an initial capacity
    ArrayList<String> color_list = new ArrayList<String>(7);
	 Iterator<String> color_Iter;
    // use add() method to add values in the list
    color_list.add("White");
    color_list.add("Black");
    color_list.add("Red");
    color_list.add("White");
	color_list.add("Yellow");
	color_list.add("Red");
    color_list.add("White");
    color_Iter = color_list.iterator();
	System.out.println("Elements in Color list are : ");
  while(color_Iter.hasNext()){
   System.out.println(color_Iter.next());
  }
 }
}

Output:

F:\java>javac test.java

F:\java>java test
Elements in Color list are :
White
Black
Red
White
Yellow
Red
White

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