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How to make a new List in Java

Submitted by: @import:stackoverflow-api·Mar 10, 2026·

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Problem

We create a Set as:

Set myset = new HashSet()

How do we create a List in Java?

List myList = new ArrayList();

or with generics (Java 7 or later)

List myList = new ArrayList<>();

or with generics (Old java versions)

List myList = new ArrayList();

List myList = new ArrayList();

List<MyType> myList = new ArrayList<>();

List<MyType> myList = new ArrayList<MyType>();

Stack Overflow Q#858572, score: 1185

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