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What will be the output of the program?

import java.util.*;

public class Snippet38
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        List<String> l = Collections.emptyList();
        System.out.print(l.size());
        l.add("a");
    }
}

  • A.The program prints 1
  • B.0, then an UnsupportedOperationException
  • C.The program prints 0
  • D.A NullPointerException is thrown.

Answer: B

emptyList returns an immutable shared instance, so the size prints as 0 and the add then throws UnsupportedOperationException. It exists to avoid allocating a new empty list, which is only safe because nothing can modify it.

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