Java Collections Java Java API
java.util.ArrayList
public E getFirst()
Gets the first element of this collection.
package com.logicbig.example.arraylist;import java.util.*;public class GetFirstExample { public static void main(String... args) { // Get first element (Java 21+) ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("First", "Second", "Third")); String first = list.getFirst(); System.out.println("First element: " + first); }}
First element: First