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List get() method in Java with Examples

Last Updated : 29 Nov, 2024

The get() method of List interface in Java is used to get the element present in this list at a given specific index.

Example:


Output
Element at index 2 : 30


Syntax of Method

E get(int index)

Where, E is the type of element maintained by this List container.

Parameter : This method accepts a single parameter index of type integer which represents the index of the element in this list which is to be returned.

Return Value: It returns the element at the specified index in the given list.

Errors and exception : This method throws an IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range (index=size()).

Example of List get() Method

Below programs illustrate the get() method:

Program 1 :


Output
List: [10, 20, 30, 40]
The element at index 2 is 30

Program 2 : Program to demonstrate the error.


Output
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 8, Size: 4

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/List.html#get(int)

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