define an arraylist java code example

Example 1: how to define an arraylist in java

ArrayList<Integer> integerArray = new ArrayList<Integer>();
ArrayList<String> integerArray = new ArrayList<String>();
ArrayList<Double> integerArray = new ArrayList<Double>();
//... keep replacing what is inside the <> with the appropriate
//data type

Example 2: java arraylist declaration

ArrayList<E> yourArray = new ArrayList<E>();

//'E' can be raplaced with any data type or object, or left as 
// E if used for general funcitonality