Java tutorial
import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { final List<String> fruits = Arrays.asList(new String[] { "A", "B", "C", "D" }); System.out.println(fruits); System.out.println(merge(fruits, 1)); } public static List<String> merge(final List<String> list, final int index) { if (list.isEmpty()) { throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Cannot merge empty list"); } else if (index + 1 >= list.size()) { throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Cannot merge last element"); } else { final List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>(list); result.set(index, list.get(index) + list.get(index + 1)); result.remove(index + 1); return result; } } }