Java Utility Library

Java LinkedList - remove() Method

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

Syntax

public E remove()

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

Parameters

No parameter is required.

Return Value

Returns the head of the list.

Exception

Throws NoSuchElementException, if this list is empty.

Example:

In the example below, the java.util.LinkedList.remove() method is used to display the content of the 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);
    MyList.add(40);

    //printing linkedlist
    System.out.print("MyList contains: ");
    while(MyList.size() != 0)
      System.out.print(MyList.remove()+ " ");
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

MyList contains: 10 20 30 40

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