Class CopyOnWriteArrayList<E>
- java.lang.Object
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- java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList<E>
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- Type Parameters:
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E
- the type of elements held in this collection
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable, Cloneable, Iterable<E>, Collection<E>, List<E>, RandomAccess
public class CopyOnWriteArrayList<E> extends Object implements List<E>, RandomAccess, Cloneable, Serializable
A thread-safe variant ofArrayList
in which all mutative operations (add
,set
, and so on) are implemented by making a fresh copy of the underlying array.This is ordinarily too costly, but may be more efficient than alternatives when traversal operations vastly outnumber mutations, and is useful when you cannot or don't want to synchronize traversals, yet need to preclude interference among concurrent threads. The "snapshot" style iterator method uses a reference to the state of the array at the point that the iterator was created. This array never changes during the lifetime of the iterator, so interference is impossible and the iterator is guaranteed not to throw
ConcurrentModificationException
. The iterator will not reflect additions, removals, or changes to the list since the iterator was created. Element-changing operations on iterators themselves (remove
,set
, andadd
) are not supported. These methods throwUnsupportedOperationException
.All elements are permitted, including
null
.Memory consistency effects: As with other concurrent collections, actions in a thread prior to placing an object into a
CopyOnWriteArrayList
happen-before actions subsequent to the access or removal of that element from theCopyOnWriteArrayList
in another thread.This class is a member of the Java Collections Framework.
- Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
- Serialized Form
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor and Description CopyOnWriteArrayList()
Creates an empty list.CopyOnWriteArrayList(Collection<? extends E> c)
Creates a list containing the elements of the specified collection, in the order they are returned by the collection's iterator.CopyOnWriteArrayList(E[] toCopyIn)
Creates a list holding a copy of the given array.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description boolean
add(E e)
Appends the specified element to the end of this list.void
add(int index, E element)
Inserts the specified element at the specified position in this list.boolean
addAll(Collection<? extends E> c)
Appends all of the elements in the specified collection to the end of this list, in the order that they are returned by the specified collection's iterator.boolean
addAll(int index, Collection<? extends E> c)
Inserts all of the elements in the specified collection into this list, starting at the specified position.int
addAllAbsent(Collection<? extends E> c)
Appends all of the elements in the specified collection that are not already contained in this list, to the end of this list, in the order that they are returned by the specified collection's iterator.boolean
addIfAbsent(E e)
Appends the element, if not present.void
clear()
Removes all of the elements from this list.Object
clone()
Returns a shallow copy of this list.boolean
contains(Object o)
Returnstrue
if this list contains the specified element.boolean
containsAll(Collection<?> c)
Returnstrue
if this list contains all of the elements of the specified collection.boolean
equals(Object o)
Compares the specified object with this list for equality.void
forEach(Consumer<? super E> action)
Performs the given action for each element of theIterable
until all elements have been processed or the action throws an exception.E
get(int index)
Returns the element at the specified position in this list.int
hashCode()
Returns the hash code value for this list.int
indexOf(E e, int index)
Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified element in this list, searching forwards fromindex
, or returns -1 if the element is not found.int
indexOf(Object o)
Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified element in this list, or -1 if this list does not contain the element.boolean
isEmpty()
Returnstrue
if this list contains no elements.Iterator<E>
iterator()
Returns an iterator over the elements in this list in proper sequence.int
lastIndexOf(E e, int index)
Returns the index of the last occurrence of the specified element in this list, searching backwards fromindex
, or returns -1 if the element is not found.int
lastIndexOf(Object o)
Returns the index of the last occurrence of the specified element in this list, or -1 if this list does not contain the element.ListIterator<E>
listIterator()
Returns a list iterator over the elements in this list (in proper sequence).ListIterator<E>
listIterator(int index)
Returns a list iterator over the elements in this list (in proper sequence), starting at the specified position in the list.E
remove(int index)
Removes the element at the specified position in this list.boolean
remove(Object o)
Removes the first occurrence of the specified element from this list, if it is present.boolean
removeAll(Collection<?> c)
Removes from this list all of its elements that are contained in the specified collection.boolean
removeIf(Predicate<? super E> filter)
Removes all of the elements of this collection that satisfy the given predicate.void
replaceAll(UnaryOperator<E> operator)
Replaces each element of this list with the result of applying the operator to that element.boolean
retainAll(Collection<?> c)
Retains only the elements in this list that are contained in the specified collection.E
set(int index, E element)
Replaces the element at the specified position in this list with the specified element.int
size()
Returns the number of elements in this list.void
sort(Comparator<? super E> c)
Sorts this list according to the order induced by the specifiedComparator
.Spliterator<E>
spliterator()
Returns aSpliterator
over the elements in this list.List<E>
subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex)
Returns a view of the portion of this list betweenfromIndex
, inclusive, andtoIndex
, exclusive.Object[]
toArray()
Returns an array containing all of the elements in this list in proper sequence (from first to last element).<T> T[]
toArray(T[] a)
Returns an array containing all of the elements in this list in proper sequence (from first to last element); the runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array.String
toString()
Returns a string representation of this list.-
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
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Methods inherited from interface java.util.Collection
parallelStream, stream
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Constructor Detail
CopyOnWriteArrayList
public CopyOnWriteArrayList()
Creates an empty list.
CopyOnWriteArrayList
public CopyOnWriteArrayList(Collection<? extends E> c)
Creates a list containing the elements of the specified collection, in the order they are returned by the collection's iterator.- Parameters:
-
c
- the collection of initially held elements - Throws:
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NullPointerException
- if the specified collection is null
CopyOnWriteArrayList
public CopyOnWriteArrayList(E[] toCopyIn)
Creates a list holding a copy of the given array.- Parameters:
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toCopyIn
- the array (a copy of this array is used as the internal array) - Throws:
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NullPointerException
- if the specified array is null
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Method Detail
size
public int size()
Returns the number of elements in this list.
isEmpty
public boolean isEmpty()
Returnstrue
if this list contains no elements.
contains
public boolean contains(Object o)
Returnstrue
if this list contains the specified element. More formally, returnstrue
if and only if this list contains at least one elemente
such that (o==null ? e==null : o.equals(e)).
indexOf
public int indexOf(Object o)
Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified element in this list, or -1 if this list does not contain the element. More formally, returns the lowest index i such that (o==null ? get(i)==null : o.equals(get(i))), or -1 if there is no such index.
indexOf
public int indexOf(E e, int index)
Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified element in this list, searching forwards fromindex
, or returns -1 if the element is not found. More formally, returns the lowest indexi
such that (i >= index && (e==null ? get(i)==null : e.equals(get(i)))), or -1 if there is no such index.- Parameters:
-
e
- element to search for -
index
- index to start searching from - Returns:
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the index of the first occurrence of the element in this list at position
index
or later in the list;-1
if the element is not found. - Throws:
-
IndexOutOfBoundsException
- if the specified index is negative
lastIndexOf
public int lastIndexOf(Object o)
Returns the index of the last occurrence of the specified element in this list, or -1 if this list does not contain the element. More formally, returns the highest index i such that (o==null ? get(i)==null : o.equals(get(i))), or -1 if there is no such index.- Specified by:
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lastIndexOf
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
o
- element to search for - Returns:
- the index of the last occurrence of the specified element in this list, or -1 if this list does not contain the element
lastIndexOf
public int lastIndexOf(E e, int index)
Returns the index of the last occurrence of the specified element in this list, searching backwards fromindex
, or returns -1 if the element is not found. More formally, returns the highest indexi
such that (i <= index && (e==null ? get(i)==null : e.equals(get(i)))), or -1 if there is no such index.- Parameters:
-
e
- element to search for -
index
- index to start searching backwards from - Returns:
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the index of the last occurrence of the element at position less than or equal to
index
in this list; -1 if the element is not found. - Throws:
-
IndexOutOfBoundsException
- if the specified index is greater than or equal to the current size of this list
clone
public Object clone()
Returns a shallow copy of this list. (The elements themselves are not copied.)
toArray
public Object[] toArray()
Returns an array containing all of the elements in this list in proper sequence (from first to last element).The returned array will be "safe" in that no references to it are maintained by this list. (In other words, this method must allocate a new array). The caller is thus free to modify the returned array.
This method acts as bridge between array-based and collection-based APIs.
- Specified by:
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toArray
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
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toArray
in interfaceList<E>
- Returns:
- an array containing all the elements in this list
- See Also:
-
Arrays.asList(Object[])
toArray
public <T> T[] toArray(T[] a)
Returns an array containing all of the elements in this list in proper sequence (from first to last element); the runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array. If the list fits in the specified array, it is returned therein. Otherwise, a new array is allocated with the runtime type of the specified array and the size of this list.If this list fits in the specified array with room to spare (i.e., the array has more elements than this list), the element in the array immediately following the end of the list is set to
null
. (This is useful in determining the length of this list only if the caller knows that this list does not contain any null elements.)Like the
toArray()
method, this method acts as bridge between array-based and collection-based APIs. Further, this method allows precise control over the runtime type of the output array, and may, under certain circumstances, be used to save allocation costs.Suppose
x
is a list known to contain only strings. The following code can be used to dump the list into a newly allocated array ofString
:String[] y = x.toArray(new String[0]);
toArray(new Object[0])
is identical in function totoArray()
.- Specified by:
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toArray
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
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toArray
in interfaceList<E>
- Type Parameters:
-
T
- the runtime type of the array to contain the collection - Parameters:
-
a
- the array into which the elements of the list are to be stored, if it is big enough; otherwise, a new array of the same runtime type is allocated for this purpose. - Returns:
- an array containing all the elements in this list
- Throws:
-
ArrayStoreException
- if the runtime type of the specified array is not a supertype of the runtime type of every element in this list -
NullPointerException
- if the specified array is null
get
public E get(int index)
Returns the element at the specified position in this list.- Specified by:
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get
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
index
- index of the element to return - Returns:
- the element at the specified position in this list
- Throws:
-
IndexOutOfBoundsException
- if the index is out of range (index < 0 || index >= size())
set
public E set(int index, E element)
Replaces the element at the specified position in this list with the specified element.- Specified by:
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set
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
index
- index of the element to replace -
element
- element to be stored at the specified position - Returns:
- the element previously at the specified position
- Throws:
-
IndexOutOfBoundsException
- if the index is out of range (index < 0 || index >= size())
add
public boolean add(E e)
Appends the specified element to the end of this list.- Specified by:
-
add
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
-
add
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
e
- element to be appended to this list - Returns:
-
true
(as specified byCollection.add(E)
)
add
public void add(int index, E element)
Inserts the specified element at the specified position in this list. Shifts the element currently at that position (if any) and any subsequent elements to the right (adds one to their indices).- Specified by:
-
add
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
index
- index at which the specified element is to be inserted -
element
- element to be inserted - Throws:
-
IndexOutOfBoundsException
- if the index is out of range (index < 0 || index > size())
remove
public E remove(int index)
Removes the element at the specified position in this list. Shifts any subsequent elements to the left (subtracts one from their indices). Returns the element that was removed from the list.- Specified by:
-
remove
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
index
- the index of the element to be removed - Returns:
- the element previously at the specified position
- Throws:
-
IndexOutOfBoundsException
- if the index is out of range (index < 0 || index >= size())
remove
public boolean remove(Object o)
Removes the first occurrence of the specified element from this list, if it is present. If this list does not contain the element, it is unchanged. More formally, removes the element with the lowest indexi
such that (o==null ? get(i)==null : o.equals(get(i))) (if such an element exists). Returnstrue
if this list contained the specified element (or equivalently, if this list changed as a result of the call).
addIfAbsent
public boolean addIfAbsent(E e)
Appends the element, if not present.- Parameters:
-
e
- element to be added to this list, if absent - Returns:
-
true
if the element was added
containsAll
public boolean containsAll(Collection<?> c)
Returnstrue
if this list contains all of the elements of the specified collection.- Specified by:
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containsAll
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
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containsAll
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
c
- collection to be checked for containment in this list - Returns:
-
true
if this list contains all of the elements of the specified collection - Throws:
-
NullPointerException
- if the specified collection is null - See Also:
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contains(Object)
removeAll
public boolean removeAll(Collection<?> c)
Removes from this list all of its elements that are contained in the specified collection. This is a particularly expensive operation in this class because of the need for an internal temporary array.- Specified by:
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removeAll
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
-
removeAll
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
c
- collection containing elements to be removed from this list - Returns:
-
true
if this list changed as a result of the call - Throws:
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ClassCastException
- if the class of an element of this list is incompatible with the specified collection (optional) -
NullPointerException
- if this list contains a null element and the specified collection does not permit null elements (optional), or if the specified collection is null - See Also:
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remove(Object)
retainAll
public boolean retainAll(Collection<?> c)
Retains only the elements in this list that are contained in the specified collection. In other words, removes from this list all of its elements that are not contained in the specified collection.- Specified by:
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retainAll
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
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retainAll
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
c
- collection containing elements to be retained in this list - Returns:
-
true
if this list changed as a result of the call - Throws:
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ClassCastException
- if the class of an element of this list is incompatible with the specified collection (optional) -
NullPointerException
- if this list contains a null element and the specified collection does not permit null elements (optional), or if the specified collection is null - See Also:
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remove(Object)
addAllAbsent
public int addAllAbsent(Collection<? extends E> c)
Appends all of the elements in the specified collection that are not already contained in this list, to the end of this list, in the order that they are returned by the specified collection's iterator.- Parameters:
-
c
- collection containing elements to be added to this list - Returns:
- the number of elements added
- Throws:
-
NullPointerException
- if the specified collection is null - See Also:
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addIfAbsent(Object)
clear
public void clear()
Removes all of the elements from this list. The list will be empty after this call returns.
addAll
public boolean addAll(Collection<? extends E> c)
Appends all of the elements in the specified collection to the end of this list, in the order that they are returned by the specified collection's iterator.- Specified by:
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addAll
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
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addAll
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
c
- collection containing elements to be added to this list - Returns:
-
true
if this list changed as a result of the call - Throws:
-
NullPointerException
- if the specified collection is null - See Also:
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add(Object)
addAll
public boolean addAll(int index, Collection<? extends E> c)
Inserts all of the elements in the specified collection into this list, starting at the specified position. Shifts the element currently at that position (if any) and any subsequent elements to the right (increases their indices). The new elements will appear in this list in the order that they are returned by the specified collection's iterator.- Specified by:
-
addAll
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
index
- index at which to insert the first element from the specified collection -
c
- collection containing elements to be added to this list - Returns:
-
true
if this list changed as a result of the call - Throws:
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IndexOutOfBoundsException
- if the index is out of range (index < 0 || index > size()) -
NullPointerException
- if the specified collection is null - See Also:
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add(int,Object)
forEach
public void forEach(Consumer<? super E> action)
Description copied from interface:Iterable
Performs the given action for each element of theIterable
until all elements have been processed or the action throws an exception. Unless otherwise specified by the implementing class, actions are performed in the order of iteration (if an iteration order is specified). Exceptions thrown by the action are relayed to the caller.
removeIf
public boolean removeIf(Predicate<? super E> filter)
Description copied from interface:Collection
Removes all of the elements of this collection that satisfy the given predicate. Errors or runtime exceptions thrown during iteration or by the predicate are relayed to the caller.- Specified by:
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removeIf
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Parameters:
-
filter
- a predicate which returnstrue
for elements to be removed - Returns:
-
true
if any elements were removed
replaceAll
public void replaceAll(UnaryOperator<E> operator)
Description copied from interface:List
Replaces each element of this list with the result of applying the operator to that element. Errors or runtime exceptions thrown by the operator are relayed to the caller.- Specified by:
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replaceAll
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
operator
- the operator to apply to each element
sort
public void sort(Comparator<? super E> c)
Description copied from interface:List
Sorts this list according to the order induced by the specifiedComparator
.All elements in this list must be mutually comparable using the specified comparator (that is,
c.compare(e1, e2)
must not throw aClassCastException
for any elementse1
ande2
in the list).If the specified comparator is
null
then all elements in this list must implement theComparable
interface and the elements' natural ordering should be used.This list must be modifiable, but need not be resizable.
- Specified by:
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sort
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
c
- theComparator
used to compare list elements. Anull
value indicates that the elements' natural ordering should be used
toString
public String toString()
Returns a string representation of this list. The string representation consists of the string representations of the list's elements in the order they are returned by its iterator, enclosed in square brackets ("[]"
). Adjacent elements are separated by the characters", "
(comma and space). Elements are converted to strings as byString.valueOf(Object)
.
equals
public boolean equals(Object o)
Compares the specified object with this list for equality. Returnstrue
if the specified object is the same object as this object, or if it is also aList
and the sequence of elements returned by an iterator over the specified list is the same as the sequence returned by an iterator over this list. The two sequences are considered to be the same if they have the same length and corresponding elements at the same position in the sequence are equal. Two elementse1
ande2
are considered equal if(e1==null ? e2==null : e1.equals(e2))
.- Specified by:
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equals
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
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equals
in interfaceList<E>
- Overrides:
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equals
in classObject
- Parameters:
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o
- the object to be compared for equality with this list - Returns:
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true
if the specified object is equal to this list - See Also:
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Object.hashCode()
,HashMap
hashCode
public int hashCode()
Returns the hash code value for this list.This implementation uses the definition in
List.hashCode()
.- Specified by:
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hashCode
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
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hashCode
in interfaceList<E>
- Overrides:
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hashCode
in classObject
- Returns:
- the hash code value for this list
- See Also:
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Object.equals(java.lang.Object)
,System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)
iterator
public Iterator<E> iterator()
Returns an iterator over the elements in this list in proper sequence.The returned iterator provides a snapshot of the state of the list when the iterator was constructed. No synchronization is needed while traversing the iterator. The iterator does NOT support the
remove
method.
listIterator
public ListIterator<E> listIterator()
Returns a list iterator over the elements in this list (in proper sequence).The returned iterator provides a snapshot of the state of the list when the iterator was constructed. No synchronization is needed while traversing the iterator. The iterator does NOT support the
remove
,set
oradd
methods.- Specified by:
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listIterator
in interfaceList<E>
- Returns:
- a list iterator over the elements in this list (in proper sequence)
listIterator
public ListIterator<E> listIterator(int index)
Returns a list iterator over the elements in this list (in proper sequence), starting at the specified position in the list. The specified index indicates the first element that would be returned by an initial call tonext
. An initial call toprevious
would return the element with the specified index minus one.The returned iterator provides a snapshot of the state of the list when the iterator was constructed. No synchronization is needed while traversing the iterator. The iterator does NOT support the
remove
,set
oradd
methods.- Specified by:
-
listIterator
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
index
- index of the first element to be returned from the list iterator (by a call tonext
) - Returns:
- a list iterator over the elements in this list (in proper sequence), starting at the specified position in the list
- Throws:
-
IndexOutOfBoundsException
- if the index is out of range (index < 0 || index > size()
)
spliterator
public Spliterator<E> spliterator()
Returns aSpliterator
over the elements in this list.The
Spliterator
reportsSpliterator.IMMUTABLE
,Spliterator.ORDERED
,Spliterator.SIZED
, andSpliterator.SUBSIZED
.The spliterator provides a snapshot of the state of the list when the spliterator was constructed. No synchronization is needed while operating on the spliterator.
- Specified by:
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spliterator
in interfaceIterable<E>
- Specified by:
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spliterator
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
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spliterator
in interfaceList<E>
- Returns:
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a
Spliterator
over the elements in this list - Since:
- 1.8
subList
public List<E> subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex)
Returns a view of the portion of this list betweenfromIndex
, inclusive, andtoIndex
, exclusive. The returned list is backed by this list, so changes in the returned list are reflected in this list.The semantics of the list returned by this method become undefined if the backing list (i.e., this list) is modified in any way other than via the returned list.
- Specified by:
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subList
in interfaceList<E>
- Parameters:
-
fromIndex
- low endpoint (inclusive) of the subList -
toIndex
- high endpoint (exclusive) of the subList - Returns:
- a view of the specified range within this list
- Throws:
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IndexOutOfBoundsException
- for an illegal endpoint index value (fromIndex < 0 || toIndex > size || fromIndex > toIndex)
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