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Problem with Arrays

Consider the following problem: Read words from a text file and store the data in memory.
String[] allWords = new String[2500];

Problem: You don't know how many words the text file contains.

The array above may be enough to store all the words from Wordle(about 2300).
But what if the text file contains all of the works of Shakespeare?
• Hard to create an array of the appropriate size.
Luckily, there are other ways to store data besides in an array.
Lists
• list: a collection storing an ordered sequence of elements
• each element is accessible by a 0-based index
• a list has a size (number of elements that have been added)
• elements can be added to the front, back, or elsewhere
• in Java, a list can be represented as an ArrayList object
UNIT 7 - ARRAYLIST
7.1 - INTRODUCTION TO ARRAYLIST
7.2 - ARRAYLIST METHODS
7.3 - TRAVERSING ARRAYLISTS
7.4 - DEVELOPING ALGORITHMS USING ARRAYLISTS
7.5 - SEARCHING
7.6 - SORTING
7.7 - ETHICAL ISSUES AROUND DATA COLLECTION
Difference between Array and ArrayList
Array ArrayList

• Fixed length • Resizable length

• Fundamental Java feature • Part of a Framework

• An Object with no methods (arr.length) • A Class with many methods (arrlist.length())

• Not as flexble • Not designed to store primitives

• Can store primitive data

• Is slightly slower than Arrays
• Can only be used with an important statement (java
util)
7.1: Introduction to ArrayList
● Start with an important statement:
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List; (previous java version)

● Declare a variable to reference an ArrayList object

ArrayList<DataType> variableName = new ArrayList<DataType>();
List<DataType> variableName = new List<DataType>(n);

You don’t need to provide the length of the ArrayList when instantiate
Primitive Values disguised as Wrapper Class Objects (2.9)

● ArrayList objects are designed to only store references to objects, NOT primitive values. A
workaround is to use Wrapper classes, which store primitive values as objects.
2.9 Wrapper class
● For every primitive type in Java, there is a built-in object type called a wrapper class.

● The wrapper class for int is called Integer, and for double it is called Double.

● Sometimes you may need to create a wrapped object for a primitive type so that you can give
it to a method that is expecting an object.
2.9 Wrapper Class on your reference sheets

The int type in Java can be used to represent any whole number from -2147483648 to 2147483647.
• Why those numbers?
• - Integers in Java are represented in 2’s complement binary and each integer gets 32 bits of space.
In 32 bits of space with one bit used to represent the sign you can represent that many values.

• Why is there one more negative number than positive number?

• - It is because 0 is considered a positive number.

• Integer.MAX_VALUE + 1 = Integer.MIN_VALUE; Integer.MIN_VALUE-1 = Integer.MAX_VALUE

Example: Instantiate an ArrayList Object
import java.util.ArrayList;

public class Main{

public static void main (String[ ] args) {
ArrayList<Integer> a1 = new ArrayList<Integer>();

ArrayList<String> a2 = new ArrayList<String>(5);

// this is an arraylist of initial capacity 5

ArrayList<Strudent> a3 = new ArrayList<Student>();

}
Create more ArrayLists
● a) to store Boolean values

ArrayList< > al1 = new ArrayList< >( );

● b) to store Turtle objects

ArrayList< > al2 = new ArrayList< >( );

● c) to store 10 Strings, initially

ArrayList< > al3 = new ArrayList< >( );
Create more ArrayLists
● a) to store Boolean values

ArrayList< Boolean > al1 = new ArrayList< Boolean >( );

● b) to store Turtle objects

ArrayList< Turtle > al2 = new ArrayList< Turtle >( );

● c) to store 10 Strings, initially

ArrayList< String > al3 = new ArrayList< String >( 10 );
UNIT 7 - ARRAYLIST
7.1 - INTRODUCTION TO ARRAYLIST
7.2 - ARRAYLIST METHODS
7.3 - TRAVERSING ARRAYLISTS
7.4 - DEVELOPING ALGORITHMS USING ARRAYLISTS
7.5 - SEARCHING
7.6 - SORTING
7.7 - ETHICAL ISSUES AROUND DATA COLLECTION
Collection Frameworks
● Frameworks are prewritten, high-performing and efficient code that can handle and use objects of
groups of data.
7.2 ArrayList methods

Note: E refers to the type of objects in the arraylist.

ArrayList vs. Array
• construction
String[] names = new String[5];
ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();

• checking length
int len = names.length;
int lenl = list.size();

• storing a value
names[0] = "Jessica";
list.add("Jessica");

• getting a value
String s = names[0];
String s = list.get(0);
Size of the ArrayList
int size( ): returns the number of elements in the list

Consider the following code:

ArrayList<Integer> a1 = new ArrayList<Integer>(5);

The ArrayList a1 has been instantiated with no entries.

System.out.println(a1.size( )); // 0
CODING LAB

Adding Items to an ArrayList

trees boolean add(E obj)

0 1

• Appends the specified object at the end of the list

• Dynamically increases the size by 1
• Returns a boolean value

ArrayList<Tree> trees = new ArrayList<Tree>();

trees.add(treeG);
trees.add(treeW);
trees.size(); //2
CODING LAB

Adding Items to an ArrayList

trees boolean add(E obj)

0 1 2

• Appends the specified object at the end of the list

• Dynamically increases the size by 1
• Returns a boolean value
trees.add(treeP);
CODING LAB

Adding Items to an ArrayList

void add(int index, E obj)
trees

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• Moves elements at position index and higher to the right

• Inserts the specified object at the given index position
• Dynamically increases the size by 1
trees.add(1, treeY);
CODING LAB

Adding Items to an ArrayList: void add(int index, E obj)

trees.add(1, treeY);

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• Moves elements at position index and higher to the right

• Inserts the specified object at the given index position
• Dynamically increases the size by 1
CODING LAB

Deleting Items from ArrayList: E remove(int index)

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• Removes the element at the given index position

• Moves elements at index+1 and higher to the left
• Dynamically decreases the size by 1
• Returns the element that was originally at the given index position
Tree treeX = trees.remove(2);
CODING LAB

Deleting Items from ArrayList: E remove(int index)

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• Removes the element at the given index position

• Moves elements at index+1 and higher to the left
• Dynamically decreases the size by 1
• Returns the element that was originally at the given index position
Tree treeX = trees.remove(2);

System.out.println(treeX) //Assume toString is written

// this will print the white tree
CODING LAB

Updating Items in an ArrayList: set(int index, E obj)

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• Replaces the element at the given index position with obj

• Does not change the size
• Returns the element that was originally at the given index position
Tree treeY = trees.set(3,treeO);
CODING LAB

Updating Items in an ArrayList: set(int index, E obj)

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• Replaces the element at the given index position with obj

• Does not change the size
• Returns the element that was originally at the given index position
Tree treeY = trees.set(3,treeO);

System.out.println(treeY); //assume toString method is written

// this will print the purple tree
CODING LAB

Accessing Items in an ArrayList

E get(int index):returns the element at position index in the list.

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Tree tree1 = trees.get(1);

Tree tree2 = trees.get(0);

Tree tree3 = trees.get(trees.size()-1);

UNIT 7 - ARRAYLIST
7.1 - INTRODUCTION TO ARRAYLIST
7.2 - ARRAYLIST METHODS
7.3 - TRAVERSING ARRAYLISTS
7.4 - DEVELOPING ALGORITHMS USING ARRAYLISTS
7.5 - SEARCHING
7.6 - SORTING
7.7 - ETHICAL ISSUES AROUND DATA COLLECTION
Practice: Remove ALL Occurrences of “JJ”

Beau JJ Beau Beau JJ JJ JJ Beau

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Given the ArrayList (ourDogs) of Strings, remove all elements containing the String “JJ”
Remove ALL Occurrences of “JJ”