ArrayLists

ArrayLists#

Key Ideas#

  • ArrayLists

Readings#

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/ArrayList.html

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/arraylist-in-java/

Concepts#

Definition

ArrayList is a resizable one-dimensional array that can store any data type in any element.

Tip

The best practice is to make all the data the same type. This is done using the classifier.

    // only accept data that is a double
    ArrayList<Double> myArrayList = new ArrayList();

    // only accept data that is an int
    ArrayList<Integer> myArrayList = new ArrayList();

    // only accept data that is a String
    ArrayList<String> myArrayList = new ArrayList();

    // accepts any type of data including mixed
    ArrayList myArrayList = new ArrayList();

Lecture Code#

Observations:#

  • We create an ArrayList with the following syntax:

 ArrayList<datatype> arraylistname = new ArrayList();

  • .add(value) method is used to add a data to the ArrayList

  • .remove(index) method will remove data by position

  • .remove(value) method will remove data by value

  • .clear() method will clear the ArrayList of all elements - “emptying it”

  • We iterate/loop through the array using a for statement:

/*
Project: ArrayLists
Programmer: James Goudy
 */

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;


public class Arraylist_Lecture {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Variables
        String stryy;
        
        
        //////////////////////////////////////////////////
        //
        // Array List
        //
        //////////////////////////////////////////////////

        // create the Array List
        // Note: <String> is telling the arraylist to only
        // accept data that is a String
        ArrayList<String> cars = new ArrayList();

        // use the add method to add data
        cars.add("Ford");
        cars.add("Chevy");
        cars.add("Scion");
        cars.add("Honda");

        //Retrieve one item - use the .get(x) where x is an int index location
        System.out.println(cars.get(3));

        //print out all items
        for (int CarCntr = 0; CarCntr < cars.size(); CarCntr++) {
            System.out.println("This is " + cars.get(CarCntr));
        }

        System.out.println("\n-------Print With ForEach -----------");
        
        // print items using forEach
        cars.forEach((n)->{System.out.println(n);});
        
        System.out.println("\n------------------");
        
        
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        // Sort an Arraylist
        ///////////////////////////////////////

        // To sort an Arraylist, you must do it through the collections
        // library.  Add imports java.util.collections

        Collections.sort(cars);
        // print out all items
        System.out.println("\n\nCars sorted list ");
        for (int CarCntr = 0; CarCntr < cars.size(); CarCntr++) {
            System.out.println("This is " + cars.get(CarCntr));
        }

        System.out.println("\n----------------\n");
        // Remove Scion by referencing the index
        cars.remove(3);

        for (int CarCntr = 0; CarCntr < cars.size(); CarCntr++) {
            System.out.println("This is " + cars.get(CarCntr));
        }

        System.out.println("\n----------------\n");

        // Remove Chevy by using the actual data
        stryy = "Chevy";
        cars.remove(stryy);

        for (int CarCntr = 0; CarCntr < cars.size(); CarCntr++) {
            System.out.println("This is " + cars.get(CarCntr));
        }

        System.out.println("\n----------------\n");

        // insert an item - here we are inserting Dodge at the beginning of the list
        cars.add(0, "Dodge");

        for (int CarCntr = 0; CarCntr < cars.size(); CarCntr++) {
            System.out.println("This is " + cars.get(CarCntr));
        }

        // To empty or clear the arraylist
        cars.clear();
        System.out.println("The number of elements is cars is " + 
        cars.size());
    
    }
}

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