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CopyOnWriteArrayList.javaAPI DocJava SE 6 API42680Tue Jun 10 00:25:56 BST 2008java.util.concurrent

CopyOnWriteArrayList

public class CopyOnWriteArrayList extends Object implements RandomAccess, List, Cloneable, Serializable
A thread-safe variant of {@link java.util.ArrayList} in which all mutative operations (add, set, and so on) are implemented by making a fresh copy of the underlying array.

This is ordinarily too costly, but may be more efficient than alternatives when traversal operations vastly outnumber mutations, and is useful when you cannot or don't want to synchronize traversals, yet need to preclude interference among concurrent threads. The "snapshot" style iterator method uses a reference to the state of the array at the point that the iterator was created. This array never changes during the lifetime of the iterator, so interference is impossible and the iterator is guaranteed not to throw ConcurrentModificationException. The iterator will not reflect additions, removals, or changes to the list since the iterator was created. Element-changing operations on iterators themselves (remove, set, and add) are not supported. These methods throw UnsupportedOperationException.

All elements are permitted, including null.

Memory consistency effects: As with other concurrent collections, actions in a thread prior to placing an object into a {@code CopyOnWriteArrayList} happen-before actions subsequent to the access or removal of that element from the {@code CopyOnWriteArrayList} in another thread.

This class is a member of the Java Collections Framework.

since
1.5
author
Doug Lea
param
the type of elements held in this collection

Fields Summary
private static final long
serialVersionUID
final transient ReentrantLock
lock
The lock protecting all mutators
private volatile transient Object[]
array
The array, accessed only via getArray/setArray.
private static final Unsafe
unsafe
private static final long
lockOffset
Constructors Summary
public CopyOnWriteArrayList()
Creates an empty list.

        setArray(new Object[0]);
    
public CopyOnWriteArrayList(Collection c)
Creates a list containing the elements of the specified collection, in the order they are returned by the collection's iterator.

param
c the collection of initially held elements
throws
NullPointerException if the specified collection is null

	Object[] elements = c.toArray();
	// c.toArray might (incorrectly) not return Object[] (see 6260652)
	if (elements.getClass() != Object[].class)
	    elements = Arrays.copyOf(elements, elements.length, Object[].class);
	setArray(elements);
    
public CopyOnWriteArrayList(E[] toCopyIn)
Creates a list holding a copy of the given array.

param
toCopyIn the array (a copy of this array is used as the internal array)
throws
NullPointerException if the specified array is null

	setArray(Arrays.copyOf(toCopyIn, toCopyIn.length, Object[].class));
    
Methods Summary
public booleanadd(E e)
Appends the specified element to the end of this list.

param
e element to be appended to this list
return
true (as specified by {@link Collection#add})

	final ReentrantLock lock = this.lock;
	lock.lock();
	try {
	    Object[] elements = getArray();
	    int len = elements.length;
	    Object[] newElements = Arrays.copyOf(elements, len + 1);
	    newElements[len] = e;
	    setArray(newElements);
	    return true;
	} finally {
	    lock.unlock();
	}
    
public voidadd(int index, E element)
Inserts the specified element at the specified position in this list. Shifts the element currently at that position (if any) and any subsequent elements to the right (adds one to their indices).

throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}

	final ReentrantLock lock = this.lock;
	lock.lock();
	try {
	    Object[] elements = getArray();
	    int len = elements.length;
	    if (index > len || index < 0)
		throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Index: "+index+
						    ", Size: "+len);
	    Object[] newElements;
	    int numMoved = len - index;
	    if (numMoved == 0)
		newElements = Arrays.copyOf(elements, len + 1);
	    else {
		newElements = new Object[len + 1];
		System.arraycopy(elements, 0, newElements, 0, index);
		System.arraycopy(elements, index, newElements, index + 1,
				 numMoved);
	    }
	    newElements[index] = element;
	    setArray(newElements);
	} finally {
	    lock.unlock();
	}
    
public booleanaddAll(java.util.Collection c)
Appends all of the elements in the specified collection to the end of this list, in the order that they are returned by the specified collection's iterator.

param
c collection containing elements to be added to this list
return
true if this list changed as a result of the call
throws
NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
see
#add(Object)

	Object[] cs = c.toArray();
	if (cs.length == 0)
	    return false;
	final ReentrantLock lock = this.lock;
	lock.lock();
	try {
	    Object[] elements = getArray();
	    int len = elements.length;
	    Object[] newElements = Arrays.copyOf(elements, len + cs.length);
	    System.arraycopy(cs, 0, newElements, len, cs.length);
	    setArray(newElements);
	    return true;
	} finally {
	    lock.unlock();
	}
    
public booleanaddAll(int index, java.util.Collection c)
Inserts all of the elements in the specified collection into this list, starting at the specified position. Shifts the element currently at that position (if any) and any subsequent elements to the right (increases their indices). The new elements will appear in this list in the order that they are returned by the specified collection's iterator.

param
index index at which to insert the first element from the specified collection
param
c collection containing elements to be added to this list
return
true if this list changed as a result of the call
throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}
throws
NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
see
#add(int,Object)

	Object[] cs = c.toArray();
	final ReentrantLock lock = this.lock;
	lock.lock();
	try {
	    Object[] elements = getArray();
	    int len = elements.length;
	    if (index > len || index < 0)
		throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Index: "+index+
						    ", Size: "+len);
	    if (cs.length == 0)
		return false;
	    int numMoved = len - index;
	    Object[] newElements;
	    if (numMoved == 0)
		newElements = Arrays.copyOf(elements, len + cs.length);
	    else {
		newElements = new Object[len + cs.length];
		System.arraycopy(elements, 0, newElements, 0, index);
		System.arraycopy(elements, index,
				 newElements, index + cs.length,
				 numMoved);
	    }
	    System.arraycopy(cs, 0, newElements, index, cs.length);
	    setArray(newElements);
	    return true;
	} finally {
	    lock.unlock();
	}
    
public intaddAllAbsent(java.util.Collection c)
Appends all of the elements in the specified collection that are not already contained in this list, to the end of this list, in the order that they are returned by the specified collection's iterator.

param
c collection containing elements to be added to this list
return
the number of elements added
throws
NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
see
#addIfAbsent(Object)

	Object[] cs = c.toArray();
	if (cs.length == 0)
	    return 0;
	Object[] uniq = new Object[cs.length];
	final ReentrantLock lock = this.lock;
	lock.lock();
	try {
	    Object[] elements = getArray();
	    int len = elements.length;
	    int added = 0;
	    for (int i = 0; i < cs.length; ++i) { // scan for duplicates
		Object e = cs[i];
		if (indexOf(e, elements, 0, len) < 0 &&
		    indexOf(e, uniq, 0, added) < 0)
		    uniq[added++] = e;
	    }
	    if (added > 0) {
		Object[] newElements = Arrays.copyOf(elements, len + added);
		System.arraycopy(uniq, 0, newElements, len, added);
		setArray(newElements);
	    }
	    return added;
	} finally {
	    lock.unlock();
	}
    
public booleanaddIfAbsent(E e)
Append the element if not present.

param
e element to be added to this list, if absent
return
true if the element was added

	final ReentrantLock lock = this.lock;
	lock.lock();
	try {
	    // Copy while checking if already present.
	    // This wins in the most common case where it is not present
	    Object[] elements = getArray();
	    int len = elements.length;
	    Object[] newElements = new Object[len + 1];
	    for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
		if (eq(e, elements[i]))
		    return false; // exit, throwing away copy
		else
		    newElements[i] = elements[i];
	    }
	    newElements[len] = e;
	    setArray(newElements);
	    return true;
	} finally {
	    lock.unlock();
	}
    
public voidclear()
Removes all of the elements from this list. The list will be empty after this call returns.

	final ReentrantLock lock = this.lock;
	lock.lock();
	try {
	    setArray(new Object[0]);
	} finally {
	    lock.unlock();
	}
    
public java.lang.Objectclone()
Returns a shallow copy of this list. (The elements themselves are not copied.)

return
a clone of this list

        try {
            CopyOnWriteArrayList c = (CopyOnWriteArrayList)(super.clone());
            c.resetLock();
            return c;
        } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
            // this shouldn't happen, since we are Cloneable
            throw new InternalError();
        }
    
public booleancontains(java.lang.Object o)
Returns true if this list contains the specified element. More formally, returns true if and only if this list contains at least one element e such that (o==null ? e==null : o.equals(e)).

param
o element whose presence in this list is to be tested
return
true if this list contains the specified element

        Object[] elements = getArray();
        return indexOf(o, elements, 0, elements.length) >= 0;
    
public booleancontainsAll(java.util.Collection c)
Returns true if this list contains all of the elements of the specified collection.

param
c collection to be checked for containment in this list
return
true if this list contains all of the elements of the specified collection
throws
NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
see
#contains(Object)

        Object[] elements = getArray();
        int len = elements.length;
	for (Object e : c) {
            if (indexOf(e, elements, 0, len) < 0)
                return false;
	}
        return true;
    
private static booleaneq(java.lang.Object o1, java.lang.Object o2)
Test for equality, coping with nulls.

        return (o1 == null ? o2 == null : o1.equals(o2));
    
public booleanequals(java.lang.Object o)
Compares the specified object with this list for equality. Returns {@code true} if the specified object is the same object as this object, or if it is also a {@link List} and the sequence of elements returned by an {@linkplain List#iterator() iterator} over the specified list is the same as the sequence returned by an iterator over this list. The two sequences are considered to be the same if they have the same length and corresponding elements at the same position in the sequence are equal. Two elements {@code e1} and {@code e2} are considered equal if {@code (e1==null ? e2==null : e1.equals(e2))}.

param
o the object to be compared for equality with this list
return
{@code true} if the specified object is equal to this list

        if (o == this)
            return true;
        if (!(o instanceof List))
            return false;

        List<?> list = (List<?>)(o);
	Iterator<?> it = list.iterator();
	Object[] elements = getArray();
	int len = elements.length;
        for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i)
            if (!it.hasNext() || !eq(elements[i], it.next()))
                return false;
        if (it.hasNext())
            return false;
        return true;
    
public Eget(int index)
{@inheritDoc}

throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}

        return (E)(getArray()[index]);
    
final java.lang.Object[]getArray()
Gets the array. Non-private so as to also be accessible from CopyOnWriteArraySet class.


                       
       
        return array;
    
public inthashCode()
Returns the hash code value for this list.

This implementation uses the definition in {@link List#hashCode}.

return
the hash code value for this list

        int hashCode = 1;
	Object[] elements = getArray();
	int len = elements.length;
	for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
	    Object obj = elements[i];
            hashCode = 31*hashCode + (obj==null ? 0 : obj.hashCode());
        }
        return hashCode;
    
public intindexOf(java.lang.Object o)
{@inheritDoc}

        Object[] elements = getArray();
        return indexOf(o, elements, 0, elements.length);
    
public intindexOf(E e, int index)
Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified element in this list, searching forwards from index, or returns -1 if the element is not found. More formally, returns the lowest index i such that (i >= index && (e==null ? get(i)==null : e.equals(get(i)))), or -1 if there is no such index.

param
e element to search for
param
index index to start searching from
return
the index of the first occurrence of the element in this list at position index or later in the list; -1 if the element is not found.
throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is negative

        Object[] elements = getArray();
	return indexOf(e, elements, index, elements.length);
    
private static intindexOf(java.lang.Object o, java.lang.Object[] elements, int index, int fence)
static version of indexOf, to allow repeated calls without needing to re-acquire array each time.

param
o element to search for
param
elements the array
param
index first index to search
param
fence one past last index to search
return
index of element, or -1 if absent

        if (o == null) {
            for (int i = index; i < fence; i++)
                if (elements[i] == null)
                    return i;
        } else {
            for (int i = index; i < fence; i++)
                if (o.equals(elements[i]))
                    return i;
        }
        return -1;
    
public booleanisEmpty()
Returns true if this list contains no elements.

return
true if this list contains no elements

        return size() == 0;
    
public java.util.Iteratoriterator()
Returns an iterator over the elements in this list in proper sequence.

The returned iterator provides a snapshot of the state of the list when the iterator was constructed. No synchronization is needed while traversing the iterator. The iterator does NOT support the remove method.

return
an iterator over the elements in this list in proper sequence

        return new COWIterator<E>(getArray(), 0);
    
private static intlastIndexOf(java.lang.Object o, java.lang.Object[] elements, int index)
static version of lastIndexOf.

param
o element to search for
param
elements the array
param
index first index to search
return
index of element, or -1 if absent

        if (o == null) {
            for (int i = index; i >= 0; i--)
                if (elements[i] == null)
                    return i;
        } else {
            for (int i = index; i >= 0; i--)
                if (o.equals(elements[i]))
                    return i;
        }
        return -1;
    
public intlastIndexOf(java.lang.Object o)
{@inheritDoc}

        Object[] elements = getArray();
        return lastIndexOf(o, elements, elements.length - 1);
    
public intlastIndexOf(E e, int index)
Returns the index of the last occurrence of the specified element in this list, searching backwards from index, or returns -1 if the element is not found. More formally, returns the highest index i such that (i <= index && (e==null ? get(i)==null : e.equals(get(i)))), or -1 if there is no such index.

param
e element to search for
param
index index to start searching backwards from
return
the index of the last occurrence of the element at position less than or equal to index in this list; -1 if the element is not found.
throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is greater than or equal to the current size of this list

        Object[] elements = getArray();
	return lastIndexOf(e, elements, index);
    
public java.util.ListIteratorlistIterator()
{@inheritDoc}

The returned iterator provides a snapshot of the state of the list when the iterator was constructed. No synchronization is needed while traversing the iterator. The iterator does NOT support the remove, set or add methods.

        return new COWIterator<E>(getArray(), 0);
    
public java.util.ListIteratorlistIterator(int index)
{@inheritDoc}

The returned iterator provides a snapshot of the state of the list when the iterator was constructed. No synchronization is needed while traversing the iterator. The iterator does NOT support the remove, set or add methods.

throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}

        Object[] elements = getArray();
        int len = elements.length;
        if (index<0 || index>len)
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Index: "+index);

        return new COWIterator<E>(elements, index);
    
private voidreadObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream s)
Reconstitute the list from a stream (i.e., deserialize it).

param
s the stream


        // Read in size, and any hidden stuff
        s.defaultReadObject();

        // bind to new lock
        resetLock();

        // Read in array length and allocate array
        int len = s.readInt();
        Object[] elements = new Object[len];

        // Read in all elements in the proper order.
        for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
            elements[i] = s.readObject();
        setArray(elements);
    
public Eremove(int index)
Removes the element at the specified position in this list. Shifts any subsequent elements to the left (subtracts one from their indices). Returns the element that was removed from the list.

throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}

	final ReentrantLock lock = this.lock;
	lock.lock();
	try {
	    Object[] elements = getArray();
	    int len = elements.length;
	    Object oldValue = elements[index];
	    int numMoved = len - index - 1;
	    if (numMoved == 0)
		setArray(Arrays.copyOf(elements, len - 1));
	    else {
		Object[] newElements = new Object[len - 1];
		System.arraycopy(elements, 0, newElements, 0, index);
		System.arraycopy(elements, index + 1, newElements, index,
				 numMoved);
		setArray(newElements);
	    }
	    return (E)oldValue;
	} finally {
	    lock.unlock();
	}
    
public booleanremove(java.lang.Object o)
Removes the first occurrence of the specified element from this list, if it is present. If this list does not contain the element, it is unchanged. More formally, removes the element with the lowest index i such that (o==null ? get(i)==null : o.equals(get(i))) (if such an element exists). Returns true if this list contained the specified element (or equivalently, if this list changed as a result of the call).

param
o element to be removed from this list, if present
return
true if this list contained the specified element

	final ReentrantLock lock = this.lock;
	lock.lock();
	try {
	    Object[] elements = getArray();
	    int len = elements.length;
	    if (len != 0) {
		// Copy while searching for element to remove
		// This wins in the normal case of element being present
		int newlen = len - 1;
		Object[] newElements = new Object[newlen];

		for (int i = 0; i < newlen; ++i) {
		    if (eq(o, elements[i])) {
			// found one;  copy remaining and exit
			for (int k = i + 1; k < len; ++k)
			    newElements[k-1] = elements[k];
			setArray(newElements);
			return true;
		    } else
			newElements[i] = elements[i];
		}

		// special handling for last cell
		if (eq(o, elements[newlen])) {
		    setArray(newElements);
		    return true;
		}
	    }
	    return false;
	} finally {
	    lock.unlock();
	}
    
public booleanremoveAll(java.util.Collection c)
Removes from this list all of its elements that are contained in the specified collection. This is a particularly expensive operation in this class because of the need for an internal temporary array.

param
c collection containing elements to be removed from this list
return
true if this list changed as a result of the call
throws
ClassCastException if the class of an element of this list is incompatible with the specified collection (optional)
throws
NullPointerException if this list contains a null element and the specified collection does not permit null elements (optional), or if the specified collection is null
see
#remove(Object)

	final ReentrantLock lock = this.lock;
	lock.lock();
	try {
	    Object[] elements = getArray();
	    int len = elements.length;
	    if (len != 0) {
		// temp array holds those elements we know we want to keep
		int newlen = 0;
		Object[] temp = new Object[len];
		for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
		    Object element = elements[i];
		    if (!c.contains(element))
			temp[newlen++] = element;
		}
		if (newlen != len) {
		    setArray(Arrays.copyOf(temp, newlen));
		    return true;
		}
	    }
	    return false;
	} finally {
	    lock.unlock();
	}
    
private voidremoveRange(int fromIndex, int toIndex)
Removes from this list all of the elements whose index is between fromIndex, inclusive, and toIndex, exclusive. Shifts any succeeding elements to the left (reduces their index). This call shortens the list by (toIndex - fromIndex) elements. (If toIndex==fromIndex, this operation has no effect.)

param
fromIndex index of first element to be removed
param
toIndex index after last element to be removed
throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException if fromIndex or toIndex out of range (fromIndex < 0 || fromIndex >= size() || toIndex > size() || toIndex < fromIndex)

	final ReentrantLock lock = this.lock;
	lock.lock();
	try {
	    Object[] elements = getArray();
	    int len = elements.length;

	    if (fromIndex < 0 || fromIndex >= len ||
		toIndex > len || toIndex < fromIndex)
		throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
	    int newlen = len - (toIndex - fromIndex);
	    int numMoved = len - toIndex;
	    if (numMoved == 0)
		setArray(Arrays.copyOf(elements, newlen));
	    else {
		Object[] newElements = new Object[newlen];
		System.arraycopy(elements, 0, newElements, 0, fromIndex);
		System.arraycopy(elements, toIndex, newElements,
				 fromIndex, numMoved);
		setArray(newElements);
	    }
	} finally {
	    lock.unlock();
	}
    
private voidresetLock()

     
        try {
            lockOffset = unsafe.objectFieldOffset
                (CopyOnWriteArrayList.class.getDeclaredField("lock"));
            } catch (Exception ex) { throw new Error(ex); }
    
        unsafe.putObjectVolatile(this, lockOffset, new ReentrantLock());
    
public booleanretainAll(java.util.Collection c)
Retains only the elements in this list that are contained in the specified collection. In other words, removes from this list all of its elements that are not contained in the specified collection.

param
c collection containing elements to be retained in this list
return
true if this list changed as a result of the call
throws
ClassCastException if the class of an element of this list is incompatible with the specified collection (optional)
throws
NullPointerException if this list contains a null element and the specified collection does not permit null elements (optional), or if the specified collection is null
see
#remove(Object)

	final ReentrantLock lock = this.lock;
	lock.lock();
	try {
	    Object[] elements = getArray();
	    int len = elements.length;
	    if (len != 0) {
		// temp array holds those elements we know we want to keep
		int newlen = 0;
		Object[] temp = new Object[len];
		for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
		    Object element = elements[i];
		    if (c.contains(element))
			temp[newlen++] = element;
		}
		if (newlen != len) {
		    setArray(Arrays.copyOf(temp, newlen));
		    return true;
		}
	    }
	    return false;
	} finally {
	    lock.unlock();
	}
    
public Eset(int index, E element)
Replaces the element at the specified position in this list with the specified element.

throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}

	final ReentrantLock lock = this.lock;
	lock.lock();
	try {
	    Object[] elements = getArray();
	    Object oldValue = elements[index];

	    if (oldValue != element) {
		int len = elements.length;
		Object[] newElements = Arrays.copyOf(elements, len);
		newElements[index] = element;
		setArray(newElements);
	    } else {
		// Not quite a no-op; ensures volatile write semantics
		setArray(elements);
	    }
	    return (E)oldValue;
	} finally {
	    lock.unlock();
	}
    
final voidsetArray(java.lang.Object[] a)
Sets the array.

        array = a;
    
public intsize()
Returns the number of elements in this list.

return
the number of elements in this list

        return getArray().length;
    
public java.util.ListsubList(int fromIndex, int toIndex)
Returns a view of the portion of this list between fromIndex, inclusive, and toIndex, exclusive. The returned list is backed by this list, so changes in the returned list are reflected in this list, and vice-versa. While mutative operations are supported, they are probably not very useful for CopyOnWriteArrayLists.

The semantics of the list returned by this method become undefined if the backing list (i.e., this list) is structurally modified in any way other than via the returned list. (Structural modifications are those that change the size of the list, or otherwise perturb it in such a fashion that iterations in progress may yield incorrect results.)

param
fromIndex low endpoint (inclusive) of the subList
param
toIndex high endpoint (exclusive) of the subList
return
a view of the specified range within this list
throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc}

	final ReentrantLock lock = this.lock;
	lock.lock();
	try {
	    Object[] elements = getArray();
	    int len = elements.length;
	    if (fromIndex < 0 || toIndex > len  || fromIndex > toIndex)
		throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
	    return new COWSubList<E>(this, fromIndex, toIndex);
	} finally {
	    lock.unlock();
	}
    
public java.lang.Object[]toArray()
Returns an array containing all of the elements in this list in proper sequence (from first to last element).

The returned array will be "safe" in that no references to it are maintained by this list. (In other words, this method must allocate a new array). The caller is thus free to modify the returned array.

This method acts as bridge between array-based and collection-based APIs.

return
an array containing all the elements in this list

        Object[] elements = getArray();
	return Arrays.copyOf(elements, elements.length);
    
public T[]toArray(T[] a)
Returns an array containing all of the elements in this list in proper sequence (from first to last element); the runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array. If the list fits in the specified array, it is returned therein. Otherwise, a new array is allocated with the runtime type of the specified array and the size of this list.

If this list fits in the specified array with room to spare (i.e., the array has more elements than this list), the element in the array immediately following the end of the list is set to null. (This is useful in determining the length of this list only if the caller knows that this list does not contain any null elements.)

Like the {@link #toArray()} method, this method acts as bridge between array-based and collection-based APIs. Further, this method allows precise control over the runtime type of the output array, and may, under certain circumstances, be used to save allocation costs.

Suppose x is a list known to contain only strings. The following code can be used to dump the list into a newly allocated array of String:

String[] y = x.toArray(new String[0]);
Note that toArray(new Object[0]) is identical in function to toArray().

param
a the array into which the elements of the list are to be stored, if it is big enough; otherwise, a new array of the same runtime type is allocated for this purpose.
return
an array containing all the elements in this list
throws
ArrayStoreException if the runtime type of the specified array is not a supertype of the runtime type of every element in this list
throws
NullPointerException if the specified array is null

        Object[] elements = getArray();
        int len = elements.length;
        if (a.length < len)
	    return (T[]) Arrays.copyOf(elements, len, a.getClass());
	else {
	    System.arraycopy(elements, 0, a, 0, len);
	    if (a.length > len)
		a[len] = null;
	    return a;
	}
    
public java.lang.StringtoString()
Returns a string representation of this list. The string representation consists of the string representations of the list's elements in the order they are returned by its iterator, enclosed in square brackets ("[]"). Adjacent elements are separated by the characters ", " (comma and space). Elements are converted to strings as by {@link String#valueOf(Object)}.

return
a string representation of this list

	return Arrays.toString(getArray());
    
private voidwriteObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream s)
Save the state of the list to a stream (i.e., serialize it).

serialData
The length of the array backing the list is emitted (int), followed by all of its elements (each an Object) in the proper order.
param
s the stream


        // Write out element count, and any hidden stuff
        s.defaultWriteObject();

        Object[] elements = getArray();
	int len = elements.length;
        // Write out array length
        s.writeInt(len);

        // Write out all elements in the proper order.
        for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
            s.writeObject(elements[i]);