LinkedList : element : get the Head of the List

public E element()

Retrieves, but does not remove, the head (first element) of this list.

import java.util.*;

class LinkedListElement{
  public static void main(String args[]){
    LinkedList<Integer> myList;
    myList = new LinkedList<Integer> ();
  
    /* Add Elements to myList */
    myList.add(10);
    myList.add(20);
    myList.add(30);
    myList.add(40);
  
    System.out.println("Elements in myList are " + myList);
  
    System.out.println("\nHead Of the myList is " + myList.element());
    System.out.println("\nHead Of the myList is " + myList.element());
  }
}

Output

Elements in myList are [10, 20, 30, 40]

Head Of the myList is 10

Head Of the myList is 10

1. Throws NoSuchElementException if this list is empty

import java.util.*;

class LinkedListElementNoSuch{
  public static void main(String args[]){
    LinkedList<Integer> myList;
  myList = new LinkedList<Integer> ();
  
    System.out.println("Elements in myList are " + myList);
  
    System.out.println("\nHead Of the myList is " + myList.element());
  }
}

Output

Elements in myList are []
Exception in thread "main" java.util.NoSuchElementException
        at java.util.LinkedList.getFirst(LinkedList.java:242)
        at java.util.LinkedList.element(LinkedList.java:661)
        at LinkedListElementNoSuch.main(LinkedListElementNoSuch.java:10)

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