import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Collections; public class SortedArrayList> extends ArrayList { private boolean isSorted; public SortedArrayList() { super(); this.isSorted = true; } public boolean add(E item) { this.isSorted = false; return super.add(item); } public int indexOf(Object item) { if (!this.isSorted) { Collections.sort(this); this.isSorted = true; } return Collections.binarySearch(this, (E)item); } }