arraylist help

so i made an arraylist. What i was planning on doing was shuffling the arraylist and taking the first material of it to pull out a random item from the config. i forgot how to pull out the first material :/

Code:java

// this is my arraylist
ArrayList<Material> list = (ArrayList<Material>) getConfig().getList("Materials");
 
// this is what im using to shuffle it
Collections.shuffle(list);
 
// i thought this is what i was supposed to do to take the first value from it but i forgot :/
list[0]

 

If you did Material[] list; instead of an ArrayList, you would use list[0];. For this, try using list.get(0);. Seems simple enough.

 

Just a question, why are you using an ArrayList when you're getting a list?..

 

SmooshCakez thanks

_Cookie_ Im new to this and im kinda doing what i know atm so i didnt know a better way. If you wouldnt mind teaching me that would be great

 

15987632 I'd usually use this method when getting a list.

Code:java

Material[] list = getConfig().getList("Materials");

Using an ArrayList isn't going to harm you, though.

 

SmooshCakez kk thanks