Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.List; public class Main { /** * @param string - this is the current value, e.g. itemNo * @param list - list of strings, e.g. list of products * @return string value * method = getNextInList * Send in value and a list of values, returns the next value from the list. * returns null if the value sent in is the last value in the list. * */ public static String getNextInList(String string, List list) { String nextString = null; int i = list.indexOf(string); int size = list.size() - 1; if (i == size) {//this is the last item/value in the list System.out.println("this is the last item/value in the list"); return nextString; } else { nextString = list.get(i + 1).toString(); System.out.println("what is next item/value= " + nextString); } return nextString; } }