Java - modify items in ArrayList

In this article, we would like to show you how to modify items in the ArrayList in Java.

Quick solution:

myArrayList.set(index, element);

Where:

• myArrayList - ArrayList name,
• index - index of the element to replace,
• element - element to be stored at the specified position.

Practical example

In this example, we modify items with the specified index (0 and 1) using set() method.

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class Example {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        List<String> fruits = new ArrayList<>();

        // add items to the ArrayList
        fruits.add("Apple");
        fruits.add("Banana");
        fruits.add("Cherry");

        // modify/change items
        fruits.set(0, "Orange");
        fruits.set(1, "Kiwi");

        System.out.println(fruits);
    }
}

Output:

[Orange, Kiwi, Cherry]

References

• ArrayList (Java Platform SE 7 ) - set