Java – Get first and last elements from LinkedList example

In this tutorial we will see an example on how to get first and last element from LinkedList.

Example

Here we have a LinkedList of String type and we are getting first and last element from it using getFirst() and getLast() methods of LinkedList class. Method definition and description are as follows:
1) public E getFirst(): Returns the first element in this list.
2) public E getLast(): Returns the last element in this list.

import java.util.LinkedList;
public class GetFirstAndLast {
 
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 
    // Create a LinkedList
    LinkedList<String> linkedlist = new LinkedList<String>();
 
    // Add elements to LinkedList
    linkedlist.add("Item1");
    linkedlist.add("Item2");
    linkedlist.add("Item3");
    linkedlist.add("Item4");
    linkedlist.add("Item5");
    linkedlist.add("Item6");
 
    // Getting First element of the List
    Object firstElement = linkedlist.getFirst();
    System.out.println("First Element is: "+firstElement);
 
    // Getting Last element of the List
    Object lastElement = linkedlist.getLast();
    System.out.println("Last Element is: "+lastElement);
 }
}

Output:

First Element is: Item1
Last Element is: Item6