how to declare ArrayList of ArrayList in java

Question

I want to declare an ArrayList within another ArrayList .

I declared ArrayList of ArrayList and added the elements in the following manner successfully but at the time of retrieval its showing class cast exception.

List<List<UnderDefinedFunction> parentAL=new ArrayList<List<UserDefinedFunction>>();
List<UserdefinedFunction> childAL=new ArrayList<UserDefined>();

childAL.add(userdefinedfunction);
...............
..............
parentAL.add(childAL);

At the time of retrieval it is showing class cast exception.

for(int i=0;i<parentAL.size();i++){
    List<UserDefinedFunction> al=parentAL.get(i);
}

I tried with following code also:

ArrayList<ArrayList<UserDefinedfunction> al=new ArrayList<ArrayList<UserDefinedFunction>>();

but I am getting same problem.

Why is it showing any error any mistake is done any idea ???

Answer 1

Do:

 List<ArrayList<UnderDefinedFunction>> parentAL=new ArrayList<ArrayList<UserDefinedFunction>>();

instead and it will work.