How to synchronize List, Set and Map elements?

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In Java, collections like List, Set, and Map are not thread-safe by default. To make them thread-safe, you can use various synchronization mechanisms provided by the Java Collections Framework. Here’s how you can synchronize these collections:

1. Synchronizing a List

To synchronize a List, you can use Collections.synchronizedList() method. This method returns a synchronized (thread-safe) view of the specified list.

Example:

import java.util.*;
public class SynchronizedListExample {  
public static void main(String args) {
List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
List<String> synchronizedList = Collections.synchronizedList(list);

synchronizedList.add("Apple");
synchronizedList.add("Banana");

// Iterate over the synchronized list
synchronized (synchronizedList) {
    for (String fruit : synchronizedList) {
        System.out.println(fruit);
    }
}

}

}  

2. Synchronizing a Set

To synchronize a Set, use Collections.synchronizedSet() method. This method returns a synchronized (thread-safe) view of the specified set.

Example:

import java.util.*;
public class SynchronizedSetExample {  
public static void main(String args) {
Set<String> set = new HashSet<>();
Set<String> synchronizedSet = Collections.synchronizedSet(set);

synchronizedSet.add("Apple");
synchronizedSet.add("Banana");

// Iterate over the synchronized set
synchronized (synchronizedSet) {
    for (String fruit : synchronizedSet) {
        System.out.println(fruit);
    }
}

}

}  

3. Synchronizing a Map

To synchronize a Map, use Collections.synchronizedMap() method. This method returns a synchronized (thread-safe) view of the specified map.

Example:

import java.util.*;
public class SynchronizedMapExample {  
public static void main(String args) {
Map<String, Integer> map = new HashMap<>();
Map<String, Integer> synchronizedMap = Collections.synchronizedMap(map);

synchronizedMap.put("Apple", 1);
synchronizedMap.put("Banana", 2);

// Iterate over the synchronized map
synchronized (synchronizedMap) {
    for (Map.Entry<String, Integer> entry : synchronizedMap.entrySet()) {
        System.out.println(entry.getKey() + ": " + entry.getValue());
    }
}

}

}  

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Summary

• List: Use Collections.synchronizedList() to get a synchronized view of a list.
• Set: Use Collections.synchronizedSet() to get a synchronized view of a set.
• Map: Use Collections.synchronizedMap() to get a synchronized view of a map.