java howto ArrayList push, pop, shift, and unshift

Question

I\'ve determined that a Java ArrayList.add is similar to a JavaScript Array.push

I\'m stuck on finding ArrayList functions sim

Answer 1

Great Answer by Jon.

I'm lazy though and I hate typing, so I created a simple cut and paste example for all the other people who are like me. Enjoy!

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        List animals = new ArrayList<>();

        animals.add("Lion");
        animals.add("Tiger");
        animals.add("Cat");
        animals.add("Dog");

        System.out.println(animals); // [Lion, Tiger, Cat, Dog]

        // add() -> push(): Add items to the end of an array
        animals.add("Elephant");
        System.out.println(animals);  // [Lion, Tiger, Cat, Dog, Elephant]

        // remove() -> pop(): Remove an item from the end of an array
        animals.remove(animals.size() - 1);
        System.out.println(animals); // [Lion, Tiger, Cat, Dog]

        // add(0,"xyz") -> unshift(): Add items to the beginning of an array
        animals.add(0, "Penguin");
        System.out.println(animals); // [Penguin, Lion, Tiger, Cat, Dog]

        // remove(0) -> shift(): Remove an item from the beginning of an array
        animals.remove(0);
        System.out.println(animals); // [Lion, Tiger, Cat, Dog]

    }

}