How to resolve the "java.util.concurrentmodificationexception"

The java.util.concurrentmodificationexception is an error in Java. The error occurs when the iterator is traversing a list, and a command is used to change an element’s value during that traversal.

Code

The following example gives an error because the list is printed using an iterator,​ and the value “3” is being removed. These instructions can not be executed in this order. Therefore, ​they must be executed separately.

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
class ConcurrentModificationExceptionExample {
	public static void main(String args[]) {
		List<String> myList = new ArrayList<String>();
		myList.add("1");
		myList.add("2");
		myList.add("3");
		myList.add("4");
		myList.add("5");
		Iterator<String> it = myList.iterator();
		while (it.hasNext()) {
			String value = it.next();
			System.out.println("List Value:" + value);
			if (value.equals("3"))
				myList.remove(value); //this line gives
								   // error
		}
	}
}

When the following line is commented, the code runs perfectly.

if (value.equals("3"))
    myList.remove(value);

However, what if the user needs to remove the value equal to three from the list? Then, printing and removal will be done separately.

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Code

The following code correctly removes the value equal to 3 and prints the list.

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.HashMap;

import java.util.Iterator;

import java.util.List;

import java.util.Map;



class ConcurrentModificationExceptionExample {



	public static void main(String args[]) {

		List<String> myList = new ArrayList<String>();



		myList.add("1");

		myList.add("2");

		myList.add("3");

		myList.add("4");

		myList.add("5");



		myList.remove("3"); //This removes the element



		Iterator<String> it = myList.iterator();

		while (it.hasNext()) {

			String value = it.next();

			System.out.println("List Value:" + value);

		}

	}

}
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