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How can we create an unmodifiable List in Java 9?
A list considered to be unmodifiable if the elements can't be added, removed, or replaced from a list once an unmodifiable instance of a list has created. The static factory method: List.of() provides a convenient way to create unmodifiable lists in Java 9.
An instance of a list created by using the List.of() method has the following characteristics.
- The list returned by a factory method is conventionally immutable. It means that the elements can't be added, removed, or replaced from a list. Calling any mutator method on the List causes UnsupportedOperationException.
- If the contained elements of List are mutable, it may cause the List's contents to appear to change.
- An immutable list can be created using static factory methods that don't allow null elements. If we are trying to create with null elements, it throws NullPointerException.
- An unmodifiable lists are serializable if all elements are serializable.
- The order of elements in a list is the same as the order of the provided parameters, or of the elements in the provided array.
Syntax
List.of(E... elements)
Example
import java.util.List;
public class UnmodifiedListTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
List<String> countries = List.of("India", "Australia", "England", "Newzealand");
System.out.println("Countries - " + countries);
countries.add("Srilanka"); // throws UnsupportedOperationException
}
}Output
Countries - [India, Australia, England, Newzealand] Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException at java.base/java.util.ImmutableCollections.uoe(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.util.ImmutableCollections$AbstractImmutableList.add(Unknown Source) at UnmodifiedListTest.main(UnmodifiedListTest.java:7)
Updated on: 21-Feb-2020
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