我使用micro-util类获取列表的最后(和第一个)元素:

public final class Lists {

    private Lists() {
    }

    public static <T> T getFirst(List<T> list) {
        return list != null && !list.isEmpty() ? list.get(0) : null;
    }

    public static <T> T getLast(List<T> list) {
        return list != null && !list.isEmpty() ? list.get(list.size() - 1) : null;
    }
}

稍微灵活一点:

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Convenience class that provides a clearer API for obtaining list elements.
 */
public final class Lists {

  private Lists() {
  }

  /**
   * Returns the first item in the given list, or null if not found.
   *
   * @param <T> The generic list type.
   * @param list The list that may have a first item.
   *
   * @return null if the list is null or there is no first item.
   */
  public static <T> T getFirst( final List<T> list ) {
    return getFirst( list, null );
  }

  /**
   * Returns the last item in the given list, or null if not found.
   *
   * @param <T> The generic list type.
   * @param list The list that may have a last item.
   *
   * @return null if the list is null or there is no last item.
   */
  public static <T> T getLast( final List<T> list ) {
    return getLast( list, null );
  }

  /**
   * Returns the first item in the given list, or t if not found.
   *
   * @param <T> The generic list type.
   * @param list The list that may have a first item.
   * @param t The default return value.
   *
   * @return null if the list is null or there is no first item.
   */
  public static <T> T getFirst( final List<T> list, final T t ) {
    return isEmpty( list ) ? t : list.get( 0 );
  }

  /**
   * Returns the last item in the given list, or t if not found.
   *
   * @param <T> The generic list type.
   * @param list The list that may have a last item.
   * @param t The default return value.
   *
   * @return null if the list is null or there is no last item.
   */
  public static <T> T getLast( final List<T> list, final T t ) {
    return isEmpty( list ) ? t : list.get( list.size() - 1 );
  }

  /**
   * Returns true if the given list is null or empty.
   *
   * @param <T> The generic list type.
   * @param list The list that has a last item.
   *
   * @return true The list is empty.
   */
  public static <T> boolean isEmpty( final List<T> list ) {
    return list == null || list.isEmpty();
  }
}

如果可以的话，将ArrayList替换为ArrayDeque，它有方便的方法，如removeLast。

size()方法返回数组列表中元素的个数。元素的下标值从0到(size()-1)，因此可以使用myArrayList.get(myArrayList.size()-1)来检索最后一个元素。

这对我很管用。

private ArrayList<String> meals;
public String take(){
  return meals.remove(meals.size()-1);
}

在Java中没有获得列表的最后一个元素的优雅方法(与Python中的items[-1]相比)。

你必须使用list.get(list.size()-1)。

当处理由复杂方法调用获得的列表时，解决方法在于临时变量:

List<E> list = someObject.someMethod(someArgument, anotherObject.anotherMethod());
return list.get(list.size()-1);

这是避免丑陋且昂贵甚至无法工作的版本的唯一选择:

return someObject.someMethod(someArgument, anotherObject.anotherMethod()).get(
    someObject.someMethod(someArgument, anotherObject.anotherMethod()).size() - 1
);

如果能在Java API中引入对这个设计缺陷的修复，那就太好了。

这应该做到:

if (arrayList != null && !arrayList.isEmpty()) {
  T item = arrayList.get(arrayList.size()-1);
}