An array of ArrayLists...

Question

I've been trying to create an array of ArrayLists, and have been unsuccessful.
class program {
     static ArrayList<String>[] var;
     void method () {
          var = new ArrayList<String>()[5];
}The error message I get is "array required, but java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String> found"
Am I doing something wrong, or is there a better way to accomplish what I'm trying to?

Answer 1

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
class W
     public static void main(String[] args)
        List<String> list1 = new ArrayList<String>();
        list1.add("a");
        list1.add("b");
        List<String> list2 = new ArrayList<String>();
        list2.add("c");
        list2.add("d");
        List[] anArray = {list1, list2};
        System.out.println(anArray[0].get(1)); // "b", from 1st array element, 2nd list1 element
}