ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<String>(); String thomas1 = new String("a"); String thomas2 = new String("a"); String thomas3 = new String("a"); String thomas4 = new String("a"); String thomas5 = new String("a"); list.add(thomas1); list.add(thomas2); list.add(thomas3); list.add(thomas4); list.add(thomas5); System.out.println(thomas1); System.out.println(thomas2); System.out.println(thomas3); System.out.println(thomas4); System.out.println(thomas5);