How do i get a String out of an ArrayList?

Question

I was trying to make a list I could grow and I was informed that arrays couldn't grow, an ArrayList was suggested.
This seems like it will work perfectly except for the fact that I can't retrieve a String from the ArrayList.
I'm getting errors like incompatible type String:Object or expected:[] found ArrayList.
I tried .toString but that just gives me a bunch of giberish.
Any advice would be most welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Hans.

Answer 1

Ok, so, i guess here is some code you can run, it should run.
I guess I want to know how to get each individual string out of the list one at a time.
package arraylistone;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
public class Main extends JFrame
            JLabel label = new JLabel();
            ArrayList list = new ArrayList();
    public Main()
        String str = "test";
        String str2 = "test2";
        list.add(str);
        list.add(str2);
        label.setText("Not Working");
        label.setText(list.toArray().toString());
                getContentPane().add( label);
    public static void main(String[] args)
        Main frame = new Main();
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
        frame.pack();
        frame.setLocationRelativeTo( null );
        frame.setVisible(true);
}