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Can a List<T> be initialized to contain a given number of null s, where T is a type parameter of the class of which the list is a member? I sure can do it with a loop, but like to know whether it is possible without. List<T> myList = new ArrayList<T>(numEls); creates a list of the given capacity, but size 0, so myList.get(x) fails for all x , and so does, e.g. myList.set(numEls-1,null) . myList = Arrays.asList(new T[numEls]); does not compile, and myList = (List<T>) Arrays.asList(new Object[numEls]); compiles in Eclipse (with an Unchecked cast warning), but not with javac. Update: Thank you for the answers! However, I found another, quite short, solution close to my last attempt above, which compiles both in eclipse and with our automated build system: Cast the array, not the list! myList = Arrays.asList((T[]) new Object[numEls]);
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