java.util: public class: ConcurrentModificationException

java.util
public class: ConcurrentModificationException [javadoc | source]

java.lang.Object
   java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
         java.lang.RuntimeException
            java.util.ConcurrentModificationException

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:
DirectoryIteratorException

This exception may be thrown by methods that have detected concurrent modification of an object when such modification is not permissible.

For example, it is not generally permissible for one thread to modify a Collection while another thread is iterating over it. In general, the results of the iteration are undefined under these circumstances. Some Iterator implementations (including those of all the general purpose collection implementations provided by the JRE) may choose to throw this exception if this behavior is detected. Iterators that do this are known as fail-fast iterators, as they fail quickly and cleanly, rather that risking arbitrary, non-deterministic behavior at an undetermined time in the future.

Note that this exception does not always indicate that an object has been concurrently modified by a different thread. If a single thread issues a sequence of method invocations that violates the contract of an object, the object may throw this exception. For example, if a thread modifies a collection directly while it is iterating over the collection with a fail-fast iterator, the iterator will throw this exception.

Note that fail-fast behavior cannot be guaranteed as it is, generally speaking, impossible to make any hard guarantees in the presence of unsynchronized concurrent modification. Fail-fast operations throw {@code ConcurrentModificationException} on a best-effort basis. Therefore, it would be wrong to write a program that depended on this exception for its correctness: {@code ConcurrentModificationException} should be used only to detect bugs.

Also see:

author: Josh - Bloch

since: 1.2 -

Fields inherited from java.lang.RuntimeException:
serialVersionUID

Fields inherited from java.lang.Exception:
serialVersionUID

Constructor:

Constructor:
public ConcurrentModificationException() { } Constructs a ConcurrentModificationException with no detail message.
public ConcurrentModificationException(String message) { super(message); } Constructs a {@code ConcurrentModificationException} with the specified detail message. Parameters: `message` - the detail message pertaining to this exception.
public ConcurrentModificationException(Throwable cause) { super(cause); } Constructs a new exception with the specified cause and a detail message of {@code (cause==null ? null : cause.toString())} (which typically contains the class and detail message of {@code cause}. Parameters: `cause` - the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable#getCause() method). (A {@code null} value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.) since: `1.7` -
public ConcurrentModificationException(String message, Throwable cause) { super(message, cause); } Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message and cause. Note that the detail message associated with `cause` is not automatically incorporated in this exception's detail message. Parameters: `message` - the detail message (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable#getMessage() method). `cause` - the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable#getCause() method). (A {@code null} value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.) since: `1.7` -

 public ConcurrentModificationException() {

}

Constructs a ConcurrentModificationException with no detail message.

 public ConcurrentModificationException(String message) {
        super(message);
}

Constructs a {@code ConcurrentModificationException} with the specified detail message.

Parameters:

message - the detail message pertaining to this exception.

 public ConcurrentModificationException(Throwable cause) {
        super(cause);
}

Constructs a new exception with the specified cause and a detail message of {@code (cause==null ? null : cause.toString())} (which typically contains the class and detail message of {@code cause}.

Parameters:

cause - the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable#getCause() method). (A {@code null} value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)

since: 1.7 -

 public ConcurrentModificationException(String message,
    Throwable cause) {
        super(message, cause);
}

Note that the detail message associated with cause is not automatically incorporated in this exception's detail message.

Parameters:

message - the detail message (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable#getMessage() method).

cause - the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable#getCause() method). (A {@code null} value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)

since: 1.7 -

Methods from java.lang.Throwable:
addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getStackTraceDepth, getStackTraceElement, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods from java.lang.Object:
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait