Counting Element Occurrences in a List

Within the realm of Java programming, the task of enumerating element occurrences within a list comes to the fore. To accomplish this, the Collection framework offers a comprehensive suite of tools.

Collection.frequency()

For lists, the frequency-method resides within the Collections class. This static method accepts a list and an element as arguments, delivering the count of the element's occurrences. Consider the following example:

ArrayList<String> animals = new ArrayList<>();
animals.add("bat");
animals.add("owl");
animals.add("bat");
animals.add("bat");

int batOccurrences = Collections.frequency(animals, "bat");

In this scenario, the batOccurrences variable will hold the value 3, representing the number of "bat" occurrences in the animals list.

This approach is straightforward and yields accurate results, making it an ideal choice for counting element occurrences in a list.