diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/java/list/CustomList.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/java/list/CustomList.java
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+package com.baeldung.java.list;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ListIterator;
+
+public class CustomList<E> implements List<E> {
+    private Object[] internal = {};
+
+    @Override
+    public void add(int index, E element) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean addAll(Collection<? extends E> collection) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean addAll(int index, Collection<? extends E> collection) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public E remove(int index) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean remove(Object object) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean removeAll(Collection<?> collection) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean retainAll(Collection<?> collection) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int size() {
+        return internal.length;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return internal.length == 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean add(E element) {
+        // the first cycle
+        // internal = new Object[1];
+        // internal[0] = element;
+        // return true;
+
+        Object[] temp = new Object[internal.length + 1];
+        System.arraycopy(internal, 0, temp, 0, internal.length);
+        temp[internal.length] = element;
+        internal = temp;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @Override
+    public E get(int index) {
+        return (E) internal[index];
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean contains(Object object) {
+        // return false
+
+        for (Object element : internal) {
+            if (object.equals(element)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean containsAll(Collection<?> collection) {
+        // the first cycle
+        // for (Object element : collection) {
+        //     if (element.equals(internal[0])) {
+        //         return true;
+        //     }
+        // }
+        // return false;
+
+        for (Object element : collection)
+            if (!contains(element)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @Override
+    public E set(int index, E element) {
+        E oldElement = (E) internal[index];
+        internal[index] = element;
+        return oldElement;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void clear() {
+        internal = new Object[0];
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int indexOf(Object object) {
+        // the first cycle
+        // if (object.equals(internal[0])) {
+        //     return 0;
+        // }
+        // return -1;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < internal.length; i++) {
+            if (object.equals(internal[i])) {
+                return i;
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int lastIndexOf(Object object) {
+        // the first cycle
+        // if (object.equals(internal[0])) {
+        //     return 0;
+        // }
+        // return -1;
+
+        for (int i = internal.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            if (object.equals(internal[i])) {
+                return i;
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @Override
+    public List<E> subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
+        // the first cycle
+        // return (List<E>) Arrays.asList(internal);
+
+        Object[] temp = new Object[toIndex - fromIndex];
+        System.arraycopy(internal, fromIndex, temp, 0, temp.length);
+        return (List<E>) Arrays.asList(temp);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object[] toArray() {
+        return Arrays.copyOf(internal, internal.length);
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @Override
+    public <T> T[] toArray(T[] array) {
+        // the first cycle
+        // array[0] = (T) internal[0];
+        // return array;
+
+        // the second cycle
+        // if (array.length < internal.length) {
+        //     return (T[]) Arrays.copyOf(internal, internal.length, array.getClass());
+        // }
+        // return (T[]) Arrays.copyOf(internal, internal.length, array.getClass());
+
+        if (array.length < internal.length) {
+            return (T[]) Arrays.copyOf(internal, internal.length, array.getClass());
+        }
+
+        System.arraycopy(internal, 0, array, 0, internal.length);
+        if (array.length > internal.length) {
+            array[internal.length] = null;
+        }
+        return array;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Iterator<E> iterator() {
+        return new CustomIterator();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ListIterator<E> listIterator() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ListIterator<E> listIterator(int index) {
+        // ignored for brevity
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private class CustomIterator implements Iterator<E> {
+        int index;
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean hasNext() {
+            // the first cycle
+            // return true;
+
+            return index != internal.length;
+        }
+
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        @Override
+        public E next() {
+            // the first cycle
+            // return (E) CustomList.this.internal[0];
+
+            E element = (E) CustomList.this.internal[index];
+            index++;
+            return element;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java/list/CustomListUnitTest.java b/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java/list/CustomListUnitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.java.list;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class CustomListUnitTest {
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void whenAddToSpecifiedIndex_thenExceptionIsThrown() {
+        new CustomList<>().add(0, null);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void whenAddAllToTheEnd_thenExceptionIsThrown() {
+        Collection<Object> collection = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.addAll(collection);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void whenAddAllToSpecifiedIndex_thenExceptionIsThrown() {
+        Collection<Object> collection = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.addAll(0, collection);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void whenRemoveAtSpecifiedIndex_thenExceptionIsThrown() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.remove(0);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void whenRemoveSpecifiedElement_thenExceptionIsThrown() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.remove("baeldung");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void whenRemoveAll_thenExceptionIsThrown() {
+        Collection<Object> collection = new ArrayList<>();
+        collection.add("baeldung");
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.removeAll(collection);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void whenRetainAll_thenExceptionIsThrown() {
+        Collection<Object> collection = new ArrayList<>();
+        collection.add("baeldung");
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.retainAll(collection);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenEmptyList_whenSize_thenZeroIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+
+        assertEquals(0, list.size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenEmptyList_whenIsEmpty_thenTrueIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+
+        assertTrue(list.isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenEmptyList_whenElementIsAdded_thenGetReturnsThatElement() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        boolean succeeded = list.add("baeldung");
+        Object element = list.get(0);
+
+        assertTrue(succeeded);
+        assertEquals("baeldung", element);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenListWithAnElement_whenAnotherIsAdded_thenGetReturnsBoth() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        boolean succeeded1 = list.add("baeldung");
+        boolean succeeded2 = list.add(".com");
+        Object element1 = list.get(0);
+        Object element2 = list.get(1);
+
+        assertTrue(succeeded1);
+        assertTrue(succeeded2);
+        assertEquals("baeldung", element1);
+        assertEquals(".com", element2);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenEmptyList_whenContains_thenFalseIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+
+        assertFalse(list.contains(null));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenListWithAnElement_whenContains_thenTrueIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+
+        assertTrue(list.contains("baeldung"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenListWithAnElement_whenContainsAll_thenTrueIsReturned() {
+        Collection<Object> collection = new ArrayList<>();
+        collection.add("baeldung");
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+
+        assertTrue(list.containsAll(collection));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenList_whenContainsAll_thenEitherTrueOrFalseIsReturned() {
+        Collection<Object> collection1 = new ArrayList<>();
+        collection1.add("baeldung");
+        collection1.add(".com");
+        Collection<Object> collection2 = new ArrayList<>();
+        collection2.add("baeldung");
+
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+
+        assertFalse(list.containsAll(collection1));
+        assertTrue(list.containsAll(collection2));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenList_whenSet_thenOldElementIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        Object element = list.set(0, null);
+
+        assertEquals("baeldung", element);
+        assertNull(list.get(0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenList_whenClear_thenAllElementsAreRemoved() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.clear();
+
+        assertTrue(list.isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenList_whenIndexOf_thenIndexZeroIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+
+        assertEquals(0, list.indexOf("baeldung"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenList_whenIndexOf_thenPositiveIndexOrMinusOneIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.add(".com");
+        list.add(".com");
+
+        assertEquals(1, list.indexOf(".com"));
+        assertEquals(-1, list.indexOf("com"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenLastIndexOf_thenIndexZeroIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+
+        assertEquals(0, list.lastIndexOf("baeldung"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenLastIndexOf_thenPositiveIndexOrMinusOneIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.add(".com");
+
+        assertEquals(1, list.lastIndexOf("baeldung"));
+        assertEquals(-1, list.indexOf("com"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenSubListZeroToOne_thenListContainingFirstElementIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        List<Object> subList = list.subList(0, 1);
+
+        assertEquals("baeldung", subList.get(0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenSubListOneToTwo_thenListContainingSecondElementIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.add(".");
+        list.add("com");
+        List<Object> subList = list.subList(1, 2);
+
+        assertEquals(1, subList.size());
+        assertEquals(".", subList.get(0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenListWithElements_whenToArray_thenArrayContainsThose() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.add(".com");
+        Object[] array = list.toArray();
+
+        assertArrayEquals(new Object[] { "baeldung", ".com" }, array);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenListWithAnElement_whenToArray_thenInputArrayIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        String[] input = new String[1];
+        String[] output = list.toArray(input);
+
+        assertArrayEquals(new String[] { "baeldung" }, input);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenToArrayIsCalledWithEmptyInputArray_thenNewArrayIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        String[] input = {};
+        String[] output = list.toArray(input);
+
+        assertArrayEquals(new String[] { "baeldung" }, output);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenToArrayIsCalledWithLargerInput_thenOutputHasTrailingNull() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        String[] input = new String[2];
+        String[] output = list.toArray(input);
+
+        assertArrayEquals(new String[] { "baeldung", null }, output);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenListWithOneElement_whenIterator_thenThisElementIsNext() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        Iterator<Object> iterator = list.iterator();
+
+        assertTrue(iterator.hasNext());
+        assertEquals("baeldung", iterator.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenIteratorNextIsCalledTwice_thenTheSecondReturnsFalse() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        Iterator<Object> iterator = list.iterator();
+
+        iterator.next();
+        assertFalse(iterator.hasNext());
+    }
+}