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src/main/java/MyArrayList.java

         }
 
         public boolean isEmpty () {
-            return false;
+            if (size() > 0) {
+                 return false;
+            } else
+                return true;
         }
 
         public boolean contains (T elementToCheck){
+            for (int i = 0; i < theArray.length; i++) {
+                if (theArray[i].equals(elementToCheck)) {
+                     return true;
+                }
+            }
             return false;
         }
 
         public int size() {
            return theArray.length;
         }
-//
+
 //        @Override
-//        public void add( int index, T elementToAdd){
-//
-//        }
+//        public void add(int index, T elementToAdd) {
+//            T [] newArray = (T[]) new Object[theArray.length + 1];
+//            for (int i = 0; i < theArray.length; i++) {
+//                newArray[i] = theArray[i];
+//                if (i == theArray.length-1) {
+//                  newArray[i] = elementToAdd;
+//                }
+//            }
+//        } Make a super or abstract class of AbstractList??
 
 }

src/test/java/MyArrayListTest.java

     }
 
     @Test
-    public void clearTest() {
+    public void clearStringTest() {
         //given
         String [] testStringArr = {"I", "am", "making", "some", "progress"};
         MyArrayList<String> myArrayList = new MyArrayList<>(testStringArr);
         Assert.assertNull(testStringArr[1]);
     }
 
+
     @Test
-    public void isEmptyTest() {
+    public void clearIntTest() {
         //given
+        Integer [] testIntegerArr = {3, 5, 6, 7, 1};
+        MyArrayList<Integer> myArrayList = new MyArrayList<>(testIntegerArr);
+        //when
+        myArrayList.clear();
+        //then
+        Assert.assertNull(testIntegerArr[1]);
+    }
 
+    @Test
+    public void isEmptyIntegerTest() {
+        //given
+        Integer [] testIntegerArray = {1, 3, 4};
+        MyArrayList<Integer> myArrayList = new MyArrayList<>(testIntegerArray);
         //when
+        boolean actual = myArrayList.isEmpty();
+        //then
+        Assert.assertFalse(actual);
+    }
 
+    @Test
+    public void isEmptyBooleanTest() {
+        //given
+        Boolean [] testBoolsArray = {true, false, false, true};
+        MyArrayList<Boolean> myArrayList = new MyArrayList<>(testBoolsArray);
+        //when
+        boolean actual = myArrayList.isEmpty();
         //then
+        Assert.assertFalse(actual);
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void containsTest() {
+    public void isActuallyEmptyTest() {
         //given
+        Integer [] testEmptyArray = {};
+        MyArrayList<Integer> myArrayList = new MyArrayList<>(testEmptyArray);
+        //when
+        boolean actual = myArrayList.isEmpty();
+        //then
+        Assert.assertTrue(actual);
+    }
 
+
+    @Test
+    public void containsTrueTest() {
+        //given
+        Object [] testObjArray = {5, "Pushing", "on", "through", "them", "labs", "BOII", 10};
+        MyArrayList<Object> myArrayList = new MyArrayList<>(testObjArray);
         //when
+        boolean actual = myArrayList.contains("through");
+        //then
+        Assert.assertTrue(actual);
+    }
 
+    @Test
+    public void containsFalseTest() {
+        //given
+        Object [] testObjArray = {5, "Pushing", "on", "through", "them", "labs", "BOII", 10};
+        MyArrayList<Object> myArrayList = new MyArrayList<>(testObjArray);
+        //when
+        boolean actual = myArrayList.contains(true);
         //then
+        Assert.assertFalse(actual);
     }
 
+
     @Test
     public void addOverrideTest() {
+        //given
+        Integer [] testOverrideAddInts = {1, 3, 4, 5};
+        MyArrayList<Integer> myArrayList = new MyArrayList<>(testOverrideAddInts);
+        //when
+        myArrayList.add(1, 2);
+        boolean hasBeenAdded = myArrayList.contains(2);
+        //then
+        Assert.assertTrue(hasBeenAdded);
     }
 }