Java Utility Library

Java LinkedList - element() Method

The java.util.LinkedList.element() method is used to retrieve the head (first element) of the list.

Syntax

public E element()

Here, E is the type of element maintained by the container.

Parameters

No parameter is required.

Return Value

Returns the head (first element) of the list.

Exception

Throws NoSuchElementException, if the list is empty.

Example:

In the example below, the java.util.LinkedList.element() method is used to display the content of the given list.

import java.util.*;

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    //creating a linkedlist
    LinkedList<Integer> MyList = new LinkedList<Integer>();

    //populating linkedlist 
    MyList.add(10);
    MyList.add(20);
    MyList.add(30);

    //printing linkedlist
    System.out.println("MyList contains: ");
    while(MyList.size() != 0) {
      System.out.println(MyList.element());
      MyList.pop();
   }
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

MyList contains: 
10
20
30

❮ Java.util - LinkedList