Java List First Item first(final List list, final int oridinal)

Description

Returns the first ordinal element in the list.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
list	a parameter
oridinal	0 for the first element in list, 1 for second, and so on

Return

Element from list or null if the element does not exist

Declaration

public final static <T> T first(final List<T> list, final int oridinal) 

Method Source Code

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import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the first ordinal element in the list.
     * 
     * @param list
     * @param oridinal
     *            0 for the first element in list, 1 for second, and so on
     * @return Element from list or null if the element does not exist
     */
    public final static <T> T first(final List<T> list, final int oridinal) {
        final int size = list.size() - 1;
        if (size >= oridinal) {
            return list.get(oridinal);
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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