list initialization java 8 code example

Example 1: how to make java list

//Creating arraylist example 
ArrayList list = new ArrayList();  
 
//Adding objects in arraylist 
list.add("Mango");    
list.add("Banana");   

//Change the element (index,"new value")
list.set(1,"Dates"); 

//Return the 2nd element, because index starts from 0
System.out.println("Returning element: " + list.get(1));

Example 2: initialise List>

List> list = new ArrayList>();

##or since Java 1.7

List> list = new ArrayList<>();