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.

A Java string is a sequence of characters that exists as an object of the class java.lang. Java strings are created and manipulated through the string class. Once created, a string is immutable -- its ...

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