Java Program to Pass ArrayList as the function argument
In this example, we will learn to pass an arraylist as the funcion argument in Java.
To understand this example, you should have the knowledge of the following Java programming topics:
- Java ArrayList Class
- Java Arrays
Example 1: Pass ArrayList as Function Parameter
import java.util.ArrayList; class Main { public static void display[ArrayList languages] { System.out.print["ArrayList: "]; for[String language : languages] { System.out.print[language + ", "]; } } public static void main[String[] args] { // create an arraylist ArrayList languages = new ArrayList[]; languages.add["Java"]; languages.add["Python"]; languages.add["JavaScript"]; // passing arraylist as function parameter display[languages]; } }Output
In the above example, we have created an arraylist named languages. Here, we have a method display[]. It prints elements of arraylist.
Notice the line,
display[languages];Here, we have passed languages as the function parameter.
Example 2: Pass ArrayList as Function Parameter by converting into Array
import java.util.ArrayList; class Main { public static void percentage[Integer[] marks] { int totalMarks = 300; int obtainedMarks = 0; for[int mark : marks] { obtainedMarks += mark; } // compute average double percent = [obtainedMarks * 100] / totalMarks; System.out.println["Percentage: " + percent]; } public static void main[String[] args] { // create an arraylist ArrayList marks = new ArrayList[]; marks.add[67]; marks.add[87]; marks.add[56]; System.out.println["Marks: " + marks]; // passing arraylist as function parameter percentage[marks.toArray[new Integer[marks.size[]]]]; } }Output
Marks: [67, 87, 56] Percentage: 70.0In the above example, we have created an arraylist named marks. Notice the line,
percentage[marks.toArray[new Integer[0]]];Here, we are passing the arraylist as an argument to the percentage[] method.