How can I create an ArrayList with a starting index of 1 (instead of 0)

Question

How can I start the index in an ArrayList at 1 instead of 0? Is there a way to do that directly in code?

(Note that I am asking for ArrayList

Answer 1

Well, you could make your own:

public class MyArrayList extends ArrayList {
    public T get(int index) {
        super.get(index - 1);
    }

    public void set(int index, T value) {
        super.set(index - 1, value);
    }
}

But it begs the question: why on earth would you bother?