diff --git a/core/src/processing/data/FloatList.java b/core/src/processing/data/FloatList.java
index 0238fe729..700d25b3b 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/data/FloatList.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/data/FloatList.java
@@ -299,6 +299,11 @@ public class FloatList implements Iterable<Float> {
 //  }
 
 
+  public void insert(int index, float value) {
+    insert(index, new float[] { value });
+  }
+
+
   // same as splice
   public void insert(int index, float[] values) {
     if (index < 0) {
@@ -728,7 +733,8 @@ public class FloatList implements Iterable<Float> {
 
 
   /**
-   * Copy as many values as possible into the specified array.
+   * Copy values into the specified array. If the specified array is null or
+   * not the same size, a new array will be allocated.
    * @param array
    */
   public float[] array(float[] array) {
diff --git a/core/src/processing/data/IntList.java b/core/src/processing/data/IntList.java
index 00483f927..091129b88 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/data/IntList.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/data/IntList.java
@@ -268,6 +268,11 @@ public class IntList implements Iterable<Integer> {
 //  }
 
 
+  public void insert(int index, int value) {
+    insert(index, new int[] { value });
+  }
+
+
   // same as splice
   public void insert(int index, int[] values) {
     if (index < 0) {
@@ -673,7 +678,8 @@ public class IntList implements Iterable<Integer> {
 
 
   /**
-   * Copy as many values as possible into the specified array.
+   * Copy values into the specified array. If the specified array is null or
+   * not the same size, a new array will be allocated.
    * @param array
    */
   public int[] array(int[] array) {
diff --git a/core/src/processing/data/StringList.java b/core/src/processing/data/StringList.java
index c7e13769e..595affdcb 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/data/StringList.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/data/StringList.java
@@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ public class StringList implements Iterable<String> {
 //  }
 
 
+  public void insert(int index, String value) {
+    insert(index, new String[] { value });
+  }
+
+
   // same as splice
   public void insert(int index, String[] values) {
     if (index < 0) {
@@ -633,7 +638,8 @@ public class StringList implements Iterable<String> {
 
 
   /**
-   * Copy as many values as possible into the specified array.
+   * Copy values into the specified array. If the specified array is null or
+   * not the same size, a new array will be allocated.
    * @param array
    */
   public String[] array(String[] array) {