How to Resolve java util ConcurrentModificationException in Java

on January 2, 2017

Post Views: 2,936

java.util.ConcurrentModificationException

In this example, we will show you how to resolve the java util ConcurrentModificationException in java. The example program were tested with environment and output has been shared in the same post.

1) When it will happen?

package com.dineshkrish;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
public class ListAppender implements Runnable {
// Defining string list object
private List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
@Override
public void run() {
// Adding the thread name in to array list
list.add(Thread.currentThread().getName());
// printing the list after addition
System.out.println(list);
}
}

package com.dineshkrish;
public class ExampleThread {
public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
ListAppender test = new ListAppender();
for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
// Defining the thread object
Thread thread = new Thread(test);
// setting the name of the thread
thread.setName(""+i);
// starting the thread
thread.start();
}
}
}

Output with following error.

[null, 1, 3]Exception in thread “2”
[null, 1, 3]
java.util.ConcurrentModificationException
at java.util.ArrayList$Itr.checkForComodification(Unknown Source)
at java.util.ArrayList$Itr.next(Unknown Source)
at java.util.AbstractCollection.toString(Unknown Source)[null, 1, 3, 4]
at java.lang.String.valueOf(Unknown Source)

at java.io.PrintStream.println(Unknown Source)
at com.dineshkrish.ListAppender.run(ListAppender.java:18)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
[null, 1, 3, 4, 5]
[null, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
[null, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 8]
Exception in thread “9” [null, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 8, 7]
java.util.ConcurrentModificationException
[null, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 8, 7, 10]
at java.util.ArrayList$Itr.checkForComodification(Unknown Source)
at java.util.ArrayList$Itr.next(Unknown Source)
at java.util.AbstractCollection.toString(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.String.valueOf(Unknown Source)
at java.io.PrintStream.println(Unknown Source)
at com.dineshkrish.ListAppender.run(ListAppender.java:18)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

2) Resolving the java util ConcurrentModificationException

The CopyOnWriteArrayList will allow the concurrent modification among the multiple thread, by changing the ArrayList object to CopyOnWriteArrayList. We can able to resolve the java util ConcurrentModificationException in java.

package com.dineshkrish;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
public class ListAppender implements Runnable {
// Defining string list object
private List<String> list = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<String>();
@Override
public void run() {
// Adding the thread name in to array list
list.add(Thread.currentThread().getName());
// printing the list after addition
System.out.println(list);
}
}

package com.dineshkrish;
public class ExampleThread {
public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
ListAppender test = new ListAppender();
for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
// Defining the thread object
Thread thread = new Thread(test);
// setting the name of the thread
thread.setName(""+i);
// starting the thread
thread.start();
}
}
}

Output

[2, 1]
[2, 1, 3]
[2, 1]
[2, 1, 3, 5]
[2, 1, 3, 5, 7]
[2, 1, 3, 5, 7, 4]
[2, 1, 3, 5, 7, 4, 6]
[2, 1, 3, 5, 7, 4, 6, 10]
[2, 1, 3, 5, 7, 4, 6, 10, 9]
[2, 1, 3, 5, 7, 4, 6, 10, 9, 8]