Java ArrayList remove() to remove first matching element based on position or value

ArrayList.remove(Object o) Removes the first matching value of the object .
Returns true if the element is removed otherwise false.

Examples with output

add()
We will remove one element by using value .

ArrayList<String> languages = new ArrayList<String>();
languages.add("Java");
languages.add("PHP");
languages.add("Python");
languages.add("HTML");
System.out.println(languages); //[Java, PHP, Python, HTML]

languages.remove("Python");
System.out.println(languages); //[Java, PHP, HTML]

As we get boolean output, we can use if else to show messages.

ArrayList<String> languages = new ArrayList<String>();
languages.add("Java");
languages.add("PHP");
languages.add("Python");
languages.add("HTML");
System.out.println(languages); //[Java, PHP, Python, HTML]

if(languages.remove("Python")) {
	System.out.println("Python is removed");
}else {
	System.out.println("Python is NOT removed");
}

System.out.println(languages); //[Java, PHP, HTML]

Output

[Java, PHP, Python, HTML]
Python is removed
[Java, PHP, HTML]

Using position of the elements

We can input the postion ( starting from 0 ) of the element to be removed.

ArrayList<String> languages = new ArrayList<String>();
languages.add("Java");
languages.add("PHP");
languages.add("Python");
languages.add("HTML");
System.out.println(languages); //[Java, PHP, Python, HTML]

languages.remove(1);
System.out.println(languages); //[Java, PHP, HTML]

languages.remove(1);
System.out.println(languages); //[Java, HTML]

Removes the first matching only

Here PHP is removed at first matching only.

ArrayList<String> languages = new ArrayList<String>();
languages.add("Java");
languages.add("PHP");
languages.add("Python");
languages.add("HTML");
languages.add("PHP");
System.out.println(languages); //[Java, PHP, Python, HTML,PHP]

languages.remove("PHP");
System.out.println(languages); //[Java, Python, HTML, PHP]

ArrayList Tutorials

add() contains() clear() clone() removeAll() Java - Tutorials

Java

ArrayList.remove()

Using position of the elements

Removes the first matching only

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