How to change value of ArrayList element in java

Question

Please help me with below code , I get the same output even after changing the value

import java.util.*;

class Test {
    public static void main(String[] a         


        

Answer 1

The list is maintaining an object reference to the original value stored in the list. So when you execute this line:

Integer x = i.next();

Both x and the list are storing a reference to the same object. However, when you execute:

x = Integer.valueOf(9);

nothing has changed in the list, but x is now storing a reference to a different object. The list has not changed. You need to use some of the list manipulation methods, such as

list.set(index, Integer.valueof(9))

Note: this has nothing to do with the immutability of Integer, as others are suggesting. This is just basic Java object reference behaviour.

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Here's a complete example, to help explain the point. Note that this makes use of the ListIterator class, which supports removing/setting items mid-iteration:

import java.util.*;

public class ListExample {

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    List fooList = new ArrayList();
    for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++)
      fooList.add(new Foo(i, i));

    // Standard iterator sufficient for altering elements
    Iterator iterator = fooList.iterator();

    if (iterator.hasNext()) {
      Foo foo = iterator.next();
      foo.x = 99;
      foo.y = 42;
    }

    printList(fooList);    

    // List iterator needed for replacing elements
    ListIterator listIterator = fooList.listIterator();

    if (listIterator.hasNext()) {
      // Need to call next, before set.
      listIterator.next();
      // Replace item returned from next()
      listIterator.set(new Foo(99,99));
    }

    printList(fooList);
  }

  private static void printList(List list) {
    Iterator iterator = list.iterator();
    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
      System.out.print(iterator.next());
    }
    System.out.println();
  }

  private static class Foo {
    int x;
    int y;

    Foo(int x, int y) {
      this.x = x;
      this.y = y;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return String.format("[%d, %d]", x, y);
    }
  }
}

This will print:

[99, 42][1, 1][2, 2][3, 3][4, 4][5, 5][6, 6][7, 7][8, 8]
[99, 99][1, 1][2, 2][3, 3][4, 4][5, 5][6, 6][7, 7][8, 8]