Re: ConcurrentModificationException in single-threaded context
Mike Schilling wrote:
Eric Sosman wrote:
Mike Schilling wrote:
Eric Sosman wrote:
[...]
From your description, I suspect `things' is either the
keySet()
or entrySet() of the Map. If the "..." code executes put() on the
Map (or modifies the Map in any other way), the Iterator will
throw[*]
ConcurrentModificationException at the next hasNext() call.
[*] "Will very probably throw," really. See the Javadoc.
In a single thread, the behavior should be deterministic.
If you're sure, file an RFE. ;-)
To support it, exhibit concrete implementations that "work"
in all single-threaded situations, *including* those where forty-
two independent Iterators at forty-two independent positions are
simultaneously traversing the same HashMap.keySet() at the moment
when a new key/value pair is inserted and causes a re-hash ...
Repeat the exercise for all other collection classes ...
It's very simple: all 42 will throw CMEs when next accessed.
Ah! Sorry; I had misunderstood what you meant by
"deterministic," and thought you imagined all the Iterators
could somehow take the Map modifications in stride and keep
on iterating. My apologies for mis-reading.
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