Collections unmodifiableSet() method in Java with Examples
Last Updated :
08 Oct, 2018
The unmodifiableSet() method of java.util.Collections class is used to return an unmodifiable view of the specified set. This method allows modules to provide users with “read-only” access to internal sets. Query operations on the returned set “read through” to the specified set, and attempts to modify the returned set, whether direct or via its iterator, result in an UnsupportedOperationException.
The returned set will be serializable if the specified set is serializable.
Syntax:
public static <T> Set<T> unmodifiableSet(Set<? extends T> s)
Parameters: This method takes the set as a parameter for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned.
Return Value: This method returns an unmodifiable view of the specified set.
Below are the examples to illustrate the unmodifiableSet() method
Example 1:
import java.util.*;
public class GFG1 {
public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception
{
try {
Set<Character> set = new HashSet<Character>();
set.add( 'X' );
set.add( 'Y' );
Set<Character>
immutableSet = Collections
.unmodifiableSet(set);
System.out.println( "unmodifiable Set: "
+ immutableSet);
}
catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
System.out.println( "Exception thrown : " + e);
}
}
}
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Output:
unmodifiable Set: [X, Y]
Example 2: For UnsupportedOperationException
import java.util.*;
public class GFG1 {
public static void main(String[] argv)
throws Exception
{
try {
Set<Character> set = new HashSet<Character>();
set.add( 'X' );
set.add( 'Y' );
Set<Character>
immutableSet = Collections
.unmodifiableSet(set);
System.out.println( "unmodifiable Set: "
+ immutableSet);
System.out.println( "\nTrying to modify"
+ " the unmodifiable set" );
immutableSet.add( 'Z' );
}
catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
System.out.println( "Exception thrown : " + e);
}
}
}
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Output:
unmodifiable Set: [X, Y]
Trying to modify the unmodifiable set
Exception thrown : java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException
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