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Prerequisite: ArrayList in Java

Given an ArrayList, the task is to remove all elements of the ArrayList in Java.

Examples:

Input: ArrayList = [1, 2, 3, 4] 
Output: ArrayList = [] 

Input: ArrayList = [12, 23, 34, 45, 57, 67, 89] 
Output: ArrayList = [] 
  • Using clear() method:

    Syntax:

    collection_name.clear();

    Code of clear() method:

    public void clear() {
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
            list[i] = null;
    
        size = 0;
    }
    

    Below is the implementation of the above approach:




    // Java Program for remove all elements ArrayList
    // Using clear() method
      
    // import  ArrayList package
    import java.util.ArrayList;
      
    public class GFG {
      
        // main method
        public static void main(String[] args)
        {
            // create empty ArrayList
            ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
      
            // Adding elements of list
            list.add("Geeks");
            list.add("for");
            list.add("Geeks");
            list.add("Gaurav");
      
            // printing initial value ArrayList
            System.out.println("ArrayList: " + list);
      
            // print size of ArrayList
            System.out.println("Size of ArrayList = "
                               + list.size());
      
            // remove all elements using clear() method
            list.clear();
      
            // printing ArrayList
            System.out.println("\nAfter clear\n\n"
                             + "ArrayList: " + list);
      
            // print size of ArrayList after clear list
            System.out.println("Size of ArrayList = "
                               + list.size());
        }
    }

    
    

    Output:

    ArrayList: [Geeks, for, Geeks, Gaurav]
    Size of ArrayList = 4
    
    After clear
    
    ArrayList: []
    Size of ArrayList = 0
    

    Time Complexity: O(N)

  • Using removeAll() method

    Syntax:

    collection_name.removeAll(collection_name);

    Code of removeAll() method:

    public boolean removeAll(Collection list) {
        boolean isModi = false;
        Iterator ite= iterator();
        while (ite.hasNext()) {
            if (list.contains(ite.next())) {
                ite.remove();
                isModi = true;
            }
        }
        return isModi;
    }
    

    Below is the implementation of the above approach:




    // Java Program for remove all elements ArrayList
    // Using removeAll() method
      
    // import  ArrayList package
    import java.util.ArrayList;
      
    public class GFG {
      
        // main method
        public static void main(String[] args)
        {
            // create empty ArrayList
            ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
      
            // Adding elements of list
            list.add("Geeks");
            list.add("for");
            list.add("Geeks");
            list.add("Gaurav");
      
            // printing initial value ArrayList
            System.out.println("ArrayList: " + list);
      
            // print size of ArrayList
            System.out.println("Size of ArrayList = "
                               + list.size());
      
            // remove all elements using clear() method
            list.removeAll(list);
      
            // printing ArrayList
            System.out.println("\nAfter clear\n\n"
                             + "ArrayList: " + list);
      
            // print size of ArrayList after clear list
            System.out.println("Size of ArrayList = "
                               + list.size());
        }
    }

    
    

    Output:

    ArrayList: [Geeks, for, Geeks, Gaurav]
    Size of ArrayList = 4
    
    After clear
    
    ArrayList: []
    Size of ArrayList = 0
    

    Time Complexity: O(N^2)



    Last Updated : 11 Dec, 2018
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