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Collection Types and Iteration

Explore Java collection types and their key features, including thread-safety mechanisms like CopyOnWriteArrayList and ConcurrentHashMap. Understand how to safely iterate over collections and avoid common concurrency pitfalls using proper synchronization and iterator removal methods.

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The Java collections framework (JCF) provides standard collection types and algorithms. Technical interviews often test when to use each collection type and how to iterate over collections safely.

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What are legacy collections?

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What are wrapped collections, and does wrapping a collection always make it thread-safe?

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Java
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
class Program {
public static void main(String[] args) {
List<Integer> myList = new ArrayList<>();
List<Integer> syncList = Collections.synchronizedList(myList);
if (syncList.isEmpty()) {
syncList.add(1);
}
}
}
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