ArrayList<String> list = //List instance
String firstElement = list.get(0);
String sixthElement = list.get(5);
// if you're too lazy to do anything fancy
// here's a code snippet for ya
// replace 'TYPE' with whatever type your using
// like 'int' or 'String' for example
public static int indexOf(TYPE[] arr, TYPE element)
{
for (int index = 0; index < arr.length; index++)
{
if (arr[index] == element)
return index;
else break;
}
// the '-1' is the unique value to
// inform you that no element was found
return -1;
}
System.out.println(new String(list).indexOf("e"));