How to make a new List in Java

Additionally, if you want to create a list that has things in it (though it will be fixed size):

List<String> messages = Arrays.asList("Hello", "World!", "How", "Are", "You");

List myList = new ArrayList();

or with generics (Java 7 or later)

List<MyType> myList = new ArrayList<>();

or with generics (Old java versions)

List<MyType> myList = new ArrayList<MyType>();

Let me summarize and add something:

JDK

1. new ArrayList<String>();
2. Arrays.asList("A", "B", "C")

Guava

1. Lists.newArrayList("Mike", "John", "Lesly");
2. Lists.asList("A","B", new String [] {"C", "D"});

Immutable List

1. Collections.unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList("A","B")));
2. ImmutableList.builder()                                      // Guava
            .add("A")
            .add("B").build();
3. ImmutableList.of("A", "B");                                  // Guava
4. ImmutableList.copyOf(Lists.newArrayList("A", "B", "C"));     // Guava

Empty immutable List

1. Collections.emptyList();
2. Collections.EMPTY_LIST;

List of Characters

1. Lists.charactersOf("String")                                 // Guava
2. Lists.newArrayList(Splitter.fixedLength(1).split("String"))  // Guava

List of Integers

Ints.asList(1,2,3);                                             // Guava