How to move array item from top of list to bottom of list

[M Wilson]

I don't need to sort. I need to know how to move first item in the list to the bottom of the list.

String inputString = "alpha|beta|gamma|delta";
String tokens[] = inputString.split("\\|");
int numTokens = tokens.length;

for (int i = 0; i < numTokens; i++) {
System.out.println("[" + i + "] " + tokens[i]);
}

Output from syst out print:
[0] alpha
[1] beta
[2] gamma
[3] delta

I would like to know how to take the result of Output and move the first to always be at the bottom of the list?
[0] beta
[1] gamma
[2] delta
[3] alpha

I know that tokens[0] will always be the same value for this example it will always be "alpha", it will always be in the first position in the string inputString, but I don't know how to move it to bottom of list if possible.

Any suggestion appreciated Thank you very much.

[Christophe Verré]

1. Set all values in a new array (loop)
2. Take first value
3. Take last value
4. Put first value in last place
5. Put last value in first place

You could do everything in step 1 too:
1. Set all values in a new array. If i==0, set value to last place. If i==numTokens-1 set value to first place.

[M Wilson]

I get what you're saying though I do not want to switch the last value to first place, want to just move the rest up in one position after I move the first one to the last place. Thanks!

[Christophe Verré]

Sorry, I don't know why I was thinking you wanted to swap first and last
You can still do it in one loop:
1. Create array of length=numTokens
2. Loop through values
2-1. If i==0, set value to last place.
2-2. Else set value at i-1 place

[M Wilson]

Great! Thanks so much! Very much appreciated!

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

There's a static method "rotate()" in java.util.Collections that you could use:

String[] strings = ...
Collections.rotate(Arrays.asList(strings), -1);

This elegant trick works because Arrays.asList() returns a list that "wraps" the given array; changes to that list end up back in the original array.

[M Wilson]

Great! Thanks!

[Steve Harney]

You could also use System.arraycopy, this array will roll multiple spots, if you only need to move it one spot you could get rid of they top and bottom copies.

public static void rollArray(String[] array1,int dist)
{
int size = array1.length;
String[] array2 = new String[dist];
System.arraycopy(array1, 0, array2, 0, dist);
System.arraycopy(array1, dist, array1, 0, size-dist);
System.arraycopy(array2, 0, array1, size-dist, dist);
}

[M Wilson]

Thanks!!!