Java ArrayList remove() method with example

Java ArrayList remove() method removes the element at the specified position in this list. Shifts any subsequent elements to the left (subtracts one from their indices).

Method Signature

public E remove(int index)

Specified by:

remove method in interface List

Overrides

Overrides:remove method in class AbstractList

Parameters:

index – the index of the element to be removed

Returns:

the element that was removed from the list

Throws Exception:

IndexOutOfBoundsException – if the index is out of range (index = size())

ArrayList remove() method Implementation

public E remove(int index) {
        rangeCheck(index);

        modCount++;
        E oldValue = elementData(index);

        int numMoved = size - index - 1;
        if (numMoved > 0)
            System.arraycopy(elementData, index+1, elementData, index,
                             numMoved);
        elementData[--size] = null; // clear to let GC do its work

        return oldValue;
    }

Java ArrayList remove() method example

package com.ehowtonow.java.util.arraylist;

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class RemoveExample {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// create empty array list with Integer type
		ArrayList<Integer> numericList = new ArrayList<Integer>();

		// add() method to add Integer element in the list
		numericList.add(10);
		numericList.add(15);
		numericList.add(20);
		numericList.add(25);
		numericList.add(30);

		// print the values of list
		for (Integer numbers : numericList) {
			System.out.println(" Numbers : " + numbers);
		}

		numericList.remove(1);

		System.out.println("List After value removed : ");
		for (Integer numbers : numericList) {
			System.out.println(" Numbers : " + numbers);
		}

		// create empty array list with String type
		ArrayList<String> stringList = new ArrayList<String>();

		// add() method to add String element in the list
		stringList.add("Welcome");
		stringList.add("To");
		stringList.add("Java");
		stringList.add("ArrayList");

		// print the values of list
		for (String stringValues : stringList) {
			System.out.println("Strings : " + stringValues);
		}

		// removes by index 2 which remove Java
		stringList.remove(2);
		stringList.remove("ArrayList");

		// Again trying to remove Java
		stringList.remove("Java");

		// trying to remove java which is not exist
		stringList.remove("java");

		System.out.println("List After value removed : ");
		for (String stringValues : stringList) {
			System.out.println("Strings : " + stringValues);
		}
		// We cant remove numeric list based on value it will point to index
		numericList.remove(10);

	}

}

Output

Numbers : 10
Numbers : 15
Numbers : 20
Exception in thread “main” Numbers : 25
Numbers : 30
List After value removed :
Numbers : 10
Numbers : 20
Numbers : 25
Numbers : 30
Strings : Welcome
Strings : To
Strings : Java
Strings : ArrayList
List After value removed :
Strings : Welcome
Strings : To
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 10, Size: 4
at java.util.ArrayList.rangeCheck(ArrayList.java:657)
at java.util.ArrayList.remove(ArrayList.java:496)
at com.ehowtonow.java.util.arraylist.RemoveExample.main(RemoveExample.java:60)

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