How to use subList()

Using subList(30, 38); will fail because max index 38 is not available in list, so its not possible.

Only way may be before asking for the sublist, you explicitly determine the max index using list size() method.

for example, check size, which returns 35, so call sublist(30, size());

OR

COPIED FROM pb2q comment

dataList = dataList.subList(30, 38 > dataList.size() ? dataList.size() : 38);

I've implemented and tested this one; it should cover most bases:

public static <T> List<T> safeSubList(List<T> list, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
    int size = list.size();
    if (fromIndex >= size || toIndex <= 0 || fromIndex >= toIndex) {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

    fromIndex = Math.max(0, fromIndex);
    toIndex = Math.min(size, toIndex);

    return list.subList(fromIndex, toIndex);
}