Here you can find the source of removeElement(T[] array, int i)
public static <T> T[] removeElement(T[] array, int i)
//package com.java2s; /*/*from w w w . j ava2s . c om*/ * (The MIT license) * * Copyright (c) 2012 MIPT (mr.santak@gmail.com) * * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software * and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, * including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, * subject to the following conditions: * * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies * or substantial portions of the Software. * * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE * AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. */ import java.util.Arrays; public class Main { public static <T> T[] removeElement(T[] array, int i) { if (i < 0) return array; if (i == 0) return Arrays.copyOfRange(array, 1, array.length); T[] result = Arrays.copyOfRange(array, 0, array.length - 1); for (int j = i + 1; j < array.length; j++) result[j - 1] = array[j]; return result; } }