Demonstration of ArrayList

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import java.io.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;


public class ArrayListDemo {
	
	//program for storing an arbitrary number of strings in a list and then printing them out.
	public static void main(String[] args){
		ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();

		BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
		
		System.out.println("Please enter a list of your favorite foods.");
		System.out.println("Type \"done\" when finished.");
		//infinite loop breaks when user types "done"
		while(true){
			try{
				String line;

				line = reader.readLine();

				if(line.equals("done")){
					break;
				} else {
					//if user didn't type exit, add the input to our arraylist
					list.add(line);
				}

			} catch (IOException e) {
				System.out.println(e.getMessage());
			}
		}
		
		System.out.println("");
		System.out.println("Your favorite foods are:");
		// print out everything in the list
		for(int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++){
			System.out.println(list.get(i));
		}
	}
}