Most memory efficient way to grow an array in Java?

Question

I\'m not too concerned about time efficiency (the operation will be rare), but rather about memory efficiency: Can I grow the array without temporarily having all th

Answer 1

How about a linked list coupled with an array that holds only references.

The linked list can grow without having to allocate new memory, the array would ensure you have easy access. And every time the array becomes to small, you can simply trash the entire array and build it up again from the linked list.