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+package com.baeldung.array;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+public class RemoveFirstElementUnitTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenStringArray_whenRemovingFirstElement_thenArrayIsSmallerAndElementRemoved() {
+        String[] stringArray = {"foo", "bar", "baz"};
+
+        String[] modifiedArray = Arrays.copyOfRange(stringArray, 1, stringArray.length);
+
+        assertThat(modifiedArray.length).isEqualTo(2);
+        assertThat(modifiedArray[0]).isEqualTo("bar");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenArrayList_whenRemovingFirstElement_thenListSmallerAndElementRemoved() {
+        List<String> stringList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("foo", "bar", "baz"));
+        stringList.remove(0);
+
+        assertThat(stringList.size()).isEqualTo(2);
+        assertThat(stringList.get(0)).isEqualTo("bar");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenLinkedList_whenRemovingFirstElement_thenListSmallerAndElementRemoved() {
+        List<String> stringList = new LinkedList<>(Arrays.asList("foo", "bar", "baz"));
+        stringList.remove(0);
+
+        assertThat(stringList.size()).isEqualTo(2);
+        assertThat(stringList.get(0)).isEqualTo("bar");
+    }
+
+}