how to get first and last element in an arraylist in java

/**
 * @author lautturi.com
 * Java example: get first and last element in an array list in java
 */

import java.util.*;

public class Lautturi {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		List<String> list = Arrays.asList("hello","lautturi","java","python","world");	

		String first_element = list.get(0);
		String last_element = list.get(list.size()-1);
		
		System.out.println("first element:"+first_element);
		System.out.println("last element:"+last_element);
	}
}

output:

first element:hello
last element:world