ArrayList add(int index, E element) method inserts the element E at the specified index. As a result, the element at that position and any subsequent elements are shifted to the right by 1 position in the List.

Syntax:

Following are the variations of the add() method.

 public boolean add(E e) 

It returns true on successful insertion.

public void add(int index, E e)

Parameters:

e – It is the element to insert to the list.
The index is the position where ‘e’ needs to be added.

Throws:
IndexOutOfBoundsException – If the index is out of range i.e (index < 0 OR index > size()).
Index starts at 0.

Example 1

This example shows how the ArrayList add() method appends the element to the end of the list.

import java.util.ArrayList;

// Java code to demonstrate 
// the use of add()
public class ArrayListDemo {

        public static void main(String[] args) {

                // create an arraylist
                ArrayList arrList = new ArrayList<>();

                // add elements to the list, by default element
                // gets added to the end of the list
                arrList.add(10);
                arrList.add(20);
                arrList.add(30);
                arrList.add(40);

                for (Integer i : arrList) {
                        System.out.println("Value is = " + i);
                }
        }
}

Output:

Value is = 10
Value is = 20
Value is = 30
Value is = 40

Example 2

This example shows how to insert an element in between the list using add(index, element)

import java.util.ArrayList;

// Demonstrate the use of add(index, element)
public class ArrayListDemo {

        public static void main(String[] args) {
                // create the list
                ArrayList arrList = new ArrayList<>();

                // insert the elements
                arrList.add(50);
                arrList.add(60);
                arrList.add(70);

                // index starts from 0, element will be added at the second position
                arrList.add(2, 100);

                for (Integer i : arrList) {
                        System.out.println("Value is = " + i);
                }
        }
}

Output:

Value is = 50
Value is = 60
Value is = 100
Value is = 70