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Tricky Java ArrayList Vector Concepts Clean

The document presents a series of tricky questions and answers related to Java's ArrayList and Vector, covering concepts such as capacity, null handling, and thread safety. It highlights common pitfalls like NullPointerExceptions, ConcurrentModificationExceptions, and the differences in behavior between ArrayList and Vector. Additionally, it addresses advanced topics like fail-fast vs fail-safe mechanisms and the implications of using collections in multi-threaded environments.

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Tricky Java ArrayList Vector Concepts Clean

The document presents a series of tricky questions and answers related to Java's ArrayList and Vector, covering concepts such as capacity, null handling, and thread safety. It highlights common pitfalls like NullPointerExceptions, ConcurrentModificationExceptions, and the differences in behavior between ArrayList and Vector. Additionally, it addresses advanced topics like fail-fast vs fail-safe mechanisms and the implications of using collections in multi-threaded environments.

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Tricky Java ArrayList and Vector Concepts

Tricky Java ArrayList / Vector Questions

Q1. What will be the output of this?

ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<>(5);

list.add("A");

list.add("B");

list.add("C");

list.ensureCapacity(1000);

System.out.println(list.size());

Answer: 3

Q2. What happens here?

ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<>();

list.add(null);

list.add("Java");

System.out.println(list.get(0).length());

Throws: NullPointerException

Q3. Spot the issue:

Vector<Integer> v = new Vector<>();

v.add(1);

v.add(2);

v.remove(1);

Answer: 2 is removed
Q4. Will this compile?

ArrayList<int[]> list = new ArrayList<>();

list.add(new int[]{1,2,3});

System.out.println(list.get(0)[1]);

Answer: Yes, and output will be 2.

Q5. Infinite Growth?

ArrayList<Integer> list = new ArrayList<>();

for (int i = 0; i < Integer.MAX_VALUE; i++) {

list.add(i);

Answer: Throws OutOfMemoryError

Q6. What's the difference?

List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<>();

list.add(10);

list.add(20);

for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {

list.remove(i);

System.out.println(list);

Output: [20]

Q7. What does this return?

ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("A", "B", "C"));

System.out.println(list.indexOf("D"));
Answer: -1

Q8. Which is faster: ArrayList.remove(index) or Vector.remove(index)?

Answer: ArrayList is usually faster (if single-threaded)

Q9. Is this safe?

ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<>();

list.add("A");

list.add("B");

for (String s : list) {

list.remove(s);

Throws: ConcurrentModificationException

Q10. Will this compile and work?

List list = new ArrayList();

list.add("Java");

list.add(123);

System.out.println(list);

Answer: Yes. Output: [Java, 123]

Tricky Concepts + Puzzles (Advanced-Level Java)

Q11. Fail-Fast vs Fail-Safe

ArrayList will throw ConcurrentModificationException.

CopyOnWriteArrayList won't.
Q12. Removing in Loops

Output: [2, 4]

Q13. Unsafe Multi-threading

Using ArrayList with threads can cause data corruption.

Q14. Immutable Arrays.asList Trap

Arrays.asList().add() => UnsupportedOperationException

Q15. Auto-unboxing Trap

list.get(0) == list.get(1) => false due to Integer caching

Q16. SubList Frozen List Trap

subList.clear() also affects the original list.

Q17. Cloning Deep Trap

Shallow copy, both point to same inner list.

Q18. Capacity vs Size Confusion

size() returns 0 even if capacity is 100.

Q19. ArrayList + equals()

l1.equals(l2) => true (checks values, not reference)

Q20. Synchronized Block on ArrayList

Need synchronized block while iterating a synchronizedList.

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