As noted in the comments, Java arrays employ C-like zero-based indexes and so using an index of 0 obtains the first element. /** * Extract the first element from the provided List of Strings.

package dustin.examples; import java.util.Arrays ... Demonstrate attempting to get String version of array with simple toString() * call (not using Arrays class). */ private static void ...

Sorting can be a little trickier when it comes to sorting strings. Using the "Comparable" interface, Java programmers can extend alphabetizing capabilities to most any object. The array object in ...