java.util.Arrays.asList when used with removeIf throws UnsupportedOperationException

Question

I am preparing for an OCPJP 8 exam for the next 2 months and currently I this one got my attention as I dont understand why

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Answer 1

java.util.Arrays.asList() produces a list from which it is impossible to remove elements, so it throws on a removal attempt.

You could wrap it with ArrayList:

List<Integer> ints = new java.util.ArrayList<>(java.util.Arrays.asList(1,20,20));

Update

Arrays.asList() returns return new ArrayList<>(a); where ArrayList is not java.util.ArrayList, but java.util.Arrays.ArrayList (internal class), which does not allow removal.