public abstract E set (int index, E element)

Replaces the element at the specified position in this list with the specified element (optional operation).

Parameters:
index    index of the element to replace
element    element to be stored at the specified position

Returns:  the element previously at the specified position

Exceptions:
UnsupportedOperationException    if the set operation is not supported by this list
ClassCastException    if the class of the specified element prevents it from being added to this list
NullPointerException    if the specified element is null and this list does not permit null elements
IllegalArgumentException    if some property of the specified element prevents it from being added to this list
IndexOutOfBoundsException    if the index is out of range ( index < 0 || index >= size())