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Java LinkedList Object element() method with Example

Java LinkedList Object element() method: Here, we are going to learn about the Object element() method of LinkedList class with its syntax and example.
Submitted by Preeti Jain, on June 25, 2019

LinkedList Object element() method

• This method is available in package java.util.LinkedList.element().
• This method is used to retrieve a first object or element of the linked list without removing the element.

Syntax:

    Object element(){
    }

Parameter(s):

We don't pass any object as a parameter in the method of the linked list.

Return value:

The return type of this method is Object that means this method returns the first element of the linked list.

Java program to demonstrate example of LinkedList element() method

import java.util.LinkedList;

public class LinkList {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        LinkedList list = new LinkedList();
        // add() method to add elements in the list 
        list.add(10);
        list.add(20);
        list.add(30);
        list.add(40);
        list.add(50);

        //  Current list Output
        System.out.println("The Current list is:" + list);

        //  Retrieve first element by using element() method
        System.out.println("The first element of the linked list is:" + list.element());

        //  New List Output
        System.out.println("The new list is:" + list);
    }
}

Output

D:\Programs>javac LinkList.java

D:\Programs>java LinkList
The Current list is:[10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
The first element of the linked list is:10
The new list is:[10, 20, 30, 40, 50]