Traverse Through ArrayList in Forward Direction in Java
ArrayList is a part of the collection framework and is present in java.util package. It provides us with dynamic arrays in Java. The listIterator() method of java.util.ArrayList class is used to return a list iterator over the elements in this list (in a proper organized sequence). ArrayList can be traversed in the forward direction using multiple ways.
Example:
Input : ArrayList: [5, 6, 8, 10] Output: Value is : 5 Value is : 6 Value is : 8 Value is : 10
Approach 1: Using listIterator Method
- Create a list iterator object of a given ArrayList.
- Use while loop with the condition as hasNext() method.
- If hasNext() method returns false, loop breaks.
- Else print the value using object.next() method.
Example:
Java
// Traverse through ArrayList in // forward direction using Java import java.util.*; import java.io.*; class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { ArrayList<Integer> alist = new ArrayList<>(); // adding element to arrlist alist.add( 5 ); alist.add( 6 ); alist.add( 8 ); alist.add( 10 ); ListIterator<Integer> it = alist.listIterator(); while (it.hasNext()) { System.out.println( "Value is : " + it.next()); } } } |
Value is : 5 Value is : 6 Value is : 8 Value is : 10
Time Complexity: O(N), where N is the length of ArrayList.
Approach 2: Using For Loop
Print all the values in ArrayList using for loop. Size of ArrayList can be obtained using ArrayList.size() method and for accessing the element use ArrayList.get() method.
Implementation:
Java
// Traverse through ArrayList in // forward direction using Java import java.util.*; import java.io.*; class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { ArrayList<Integer> alist = new ArrayList<>(); // adding element to arrlist alist.add( 5 ); alist.add( 6 ); alist.add( 8 ); alist.add( 10 ); for ( int i = 0 ; i < alist.size(); i++) System.out.println( "Value is : " + alist.get(i)); } } |
Value is : 5 Value is : 6 Value is : 8 Value is : 10
Time Complexity: O(N), where N is the length of ArrayList.
Approach 3: Using forEach Loop
Print all the values in ArrayList using for each loop.
Example:
Java
// Traverse through ArrayList in // forward direction using Java import java.util.*; import java.io.*; class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { ArrayList<Integer> alist = new ArrayList<>(); // adding element to arrlist alist.add( 5 ); alist.add( 6 ); alist.add( 8 ); alist.add( 10 ); for (Integer i : alist) System.out.println( "Value is : " + i); } } |
Value is : 5 Value is : 6 Value is : 8 Value is : 10
Time Complexity: O(N), where N is the length of ArrayList.
Approach 4: Using Lambda Function
Print all the values in ArrayList using the lambda function.
Example:
Java
// Traverse through ArrayList in // forward direction using Java import java.util.*; import java.io.*; class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { ArrayList<Integer> alist = new ArrayList<>(); // adding element to arrlist alist.add( 5 ); alist.add( 6 ); alist.add( 8 ); alist.add( 10 ); // lambda alist.forEach( i -> System.out.println( "Value is : " + i)); } } |
Value is : 5 Value is : 6 Value is : 8 Value is : 10
Time Complexity: O(N), where N is the length of ArrayList.