public class UnModifiableCollection {
private List<String> names = new ArrayList<>();
public void testConcurrency() {
names.add("1");
names.add("2");
names.add("3");
names.add("4");
Collection < String > dynamicView = Collections.unmodifiableCollection(names);
for (String s: dynamicView) { (1)
System.out.println("s = " + s);
names.remove(0); (2)
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
UnModifiableCollection test = new UnModifiableCollection();
test.testConcurrency();
}
}What is purpose of Collections.unmodifiableCollection
Carvia Tech | October 03, 2020 | 1 min read | 20 views | Multithreading and Concurrency
What does Collections.unmodifiableCollection() do? Is it safe to use the collection returned by this method in a multi-threading environment?
Collections.unmodifiableCollection() returns a unmodifiable dynamic view of underlying data structure. Any attempt direct or via iterator to modify this view throws UnsupportedOperationException, but any changes made in the underlying data structure will be reflected in the view.
| This method is no substitute for the other thread safety techniques because iterating over a collection using this view may throw ConcurrentModificationException if original collection is structurally modified during the iteration. |
For example, the following code will throw ConcurrentModificationException in the for loop:
| 1 | this will throw ConcurrentModification in 2nd iteration |
| 2 | this is the culprit line modifying the underlying collection |
Hence, external synchronization is must if we are going to modify the underlying collection, even if you are using Collections.unmodifiableCollection().
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