Java Data Structure How to - Subclass ArrayList with fluent api

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We would like to know how to subclass ArrayList with fluent api.

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//package com.amazonaws.services.dynamodbv2.document.utils;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * Utility subclass of {@link ArrayList} that supports fluent API.
 */
public class FluentArrayList<E> extends ArrayList<E> {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -8269850815375778149L;

    public FluentArrayList(int initialCapacity) {
        super(initialCapacity);
    }

    public FluentArrayList() {
        super();
    }

//    @SafeVarargs
    public FluentArrayList(E ... elements) {
        appendAll(elements);
    }

    public FluentArrayList(Collection<? extends E> c) {
        super(c);
    }

    /**
     * Fluent method to add the specified element to this list.
     */
    public FluentArrayList<E> append(E e) {
        super.add(e);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Fluent method to remove the specified element from this list.
     */
    public FluentArrayList<E> delete(Object o) {
        super.remove(o);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Fluent method to add the elements from the specified collection to this
     * list.
     */
    public FluentArrayList<E> appendAll(Collection<? extends E> c) {
        super.addAll(c);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Fluent method to add the elements to this list.
     */
//    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public FluentArrayList<E> appendAll(E ... elements) {
        if (elements != null) {
            for (E e: elements)
                add(e);
        }
        return this;
    }
}

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