List get() method in Java with Examples

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

Syntax :

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()).

Below programs illustrate the get() method:

Program 1 :

// Java code to demonstrate the working of
// get() method in List

import java.util.*;

public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // creating an Empty Integer List
        List<Integer> arr = new ArrayList<Integer>(4);

        // using add() to initialize values
        // [10, 20, 30, 40]
        arr.add(10);
        arr.add(20);
        arr.add(30);
        arr.add(40);

        System.out.println("List: " + arr);

        // element at index 2
        int element = arr.get(2);

        System.out.println("The element at index 2 is " + element);
    }
}

Output:

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

Program 2 : Program to demonstrate the error.

// Java code to demonstrate the error of
// get() method in List

import java.util.*;

public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // creating an Empty Integer List
        List<Integer> arr = new ArrayList<Integer>(4);

        // using add() to initialize values
        // [10, 20, 30, 40]
        arr.add(10);
        arr.add(20);
        arr.add(30);
        arr.add(40);

        try {
            // Trying to access element at index 8
            // which will throw an Exception
            int element = arr.get(8);
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println(e);
        }
    }
}

Output:

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

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