Inicialize o ArrayList
ArrayList<Type> list = new ArrayList<Type>(Arrays.asList(
elem1, elem2,..., elemN
));
SnoogySocks
ArrayList<Type> list = new ArrayList<Type>(Arrays.asList(
elem1, elem2,..., elemN
));import java.util.ArrayList;
//the calss
private ArrayList<type> thenameyouChoose;
//in the Constructor
thenameyouChoose = new ArrayList<type>();