public class Test{
public static void main(String[] args) {
String[] strArray = new String[]{"杭州", "南京", "上海", "广州", "北京"};
List<String> list = Arrays.asList(strArray);
list.clear();
}
}
可以看到这里面Arrays调用如下:
public static <T> List<T> asList(T... a) {
return new ArrayList<>(a);
}
看到了这里有一个ArrayList,其实这个并非java.util.ArrayList,而是java.util.Arrays.ArrayList,它其实是Arrays的一个静态内部类,定义如下:
private static class ArrayList<E> extends AbstractList<E>
implements RandomAccess, java.io.Serializable
{
private static final long serialVersionUID = -2764017481108945198L;
private final E[] a;
ArrayList(E[] array) {
if (array==null)
throw new NullPointerException();
a = array;
}
public int size() {
return a.length;
}
public Object[] toArray() {
return a.clone();
}
public <T> T[] toArray(T[] a) {
int size = size();
if (a.length < size)
return Arrays.copyOf(this.a, size,
(Class<? extends T[]>) a.getClass());
System.arraycopy(this.a, 0, a, 0, size);
if (a.length > size)
a[size] = null;
return a;
}
public E get(int index) {
return a[index];
}
public E set(int index, E element) {
E oldValue = a[index];
a[index] = element;
return oldValue;
}
public int indexOf(Object o) {
if (o==null) {
for (int i=0; i<a.length; i++)
if (a[i]==null)
return i;
} else {
for (int i=0; i<a.length; i++)
if (o.equals(a[i]))
return i;
}
return -1;
}
public boolean contains(Object o) {
return indexOf(o) != -1;
}
}
从上述定义可以看出ArrayList并没有提供增删等函数,那么调用clear,add,remove方法,就是调用其父类的方法,
继续跟踪代码。
父类AbstractList的方法:
public void clear() {
removeRange(0, size());
}
protected void removeRange(int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
ListIterator<E> it = listIterator(fromIndex);
for (int i=0, n=toIndex-fromIndex; i<n; i++) {
it.next();
it.remove();
}
}
public void remove() {
if (lastRet < 0)
throw new IllegalStateException();
checkForComodification();
try {
AbstractList.this.remove(lastRet);
if (lastRet < cursor)
cursor--;
lastRet = -1;
expectedModCount = modCount;
} catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
throw new ConcurrentModificationException();
}
}
上面的remove()方法里面调用了,AbstractList.this.remove(lastRet);这行语句如下:
public E remove(int index) {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
也就是在使用Arrays.asList的时候要明白,它返回的是一个不可以增删的List集合,但是可以更改集合里面的内容。
如下:
public class Test{
public static void main(String[] args) {
String[] strArray = new String[]{"杭州", "南京", "上海", "广州", "北京"};
List<String> list = Arrays.asList(strArray);
list.set(0, "南昌");
System.out.println(list.get(0));
}
}