Convert an array into an ArrayList [duplicate]

Question

I'm having a lot of trouble turning an array into an ArrayList in Java. This is my array right now:

Card[] hand = new Card[2];

"hand" holds an array of "Cards". How this would look like as an ArrayList?

Answer 1

This will give you a list.

List<Card> cardsList = Arrays.asList(hand);

If you want an arraylist, you can do

ArrayList<Card> cardsList = new ArrayList<Card>(Arrays.asList(hand));

Answer 2

As an ArrayList that line would be

import java.util.ArrayList;
...
ArrayList<Card> hand = new ArrayList<Card>();

To use the ArrayList you have do

hand.get(i); //gets the element at position i 
hand.add(obj); //adds the obj to the end of the list
hand.remove(i); //removes the element at position i
hand.add(i, obj); //adds the obj at the specified index
hand.set(i, obj); //overwrites the object at i with the new obj

Also read this http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/ArrayList.html

Answer 3

List<Card> list = new ArrayList<Card>(Arrays.asList(hand));

Answer 4

declaring the list (and initializing it with an empty arraylist)

List<Card> cardList = new ArrayList<Card>();

adding an element:

Card card;
cardList.add(card);

iterating over elements:

for(Card card : cardList){
    System.out.println(card);
}