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ArrayList Methods
add() addAll() clear() clone() contains ensureCapacity() forEach() get() indexOf() isEmpty() iterator() lastIndexOf() listIterator() remove() removeAll() removeIf() replaceAll() retainAll() set() size() sort() spliterator() subList() toArray() trimToSize()
Arrays Methods
compare() copyOf() deepEquals() equals() sort() fill() mismatch() length
BufferedReader
close() mark() markSupported() read() readLine() ready() reset() skip() lines() transferTo()
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Character Methods
compare() getNumericValue() isAlphabetic() isDigit() isLetter() isLetterOrDigit() isLowerCase() isUpperCase() isWhitespace() toLowerCase() toString() toUpperCase() valueOf()
Collections Methods
sort() binarySearch() reverse() reverseOrder() shuffle() swap() frequency() max() min() disjoint() copy() fill() replaceAll() unmodifiableList() unmodifiableSet() unmodifiableMap()
Comparator Methods
compare() comparing() comparingInt() naturalOrder() reversed() reverseOrder() thenComparing() compareTo()
Date and Time
now() of() parse() getYear() getMonthValue() getMonth() getDayOfMonth() getDayOfWeek() plusDays() minusDays() plusMonths() plusYears() isBefore() isAfter() isLeapYear() lengthOfMonth() format() now() of() getHour() getMinute() plusHours() plusMinutes() now() of() toLocalDate() toLocalTime() format() ofPattern() format()
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compareTo() name() ordinal() toString() valueOf() values()
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ArithmeticException ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException ClassFormatError ClassNotFoundException ConcurrentModificationException FileNotFoundException IncompatibleClassChangeError InputMismatchException InterruptedException InvalidClassException IOException NegativeArraySizeException NoClassDefFoundError NoSuchFieldException NoSuchMethodException NullPointerException NumberFormatException RuntimeException StringIndexOutOfBoundsException TypeNotPresentException IllegalArgumentException IllegalStateException
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FileReader
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FileWriter
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HashMap Methods
clear() clone() compute() computeIfAbsent() computeIfPresent() containsKey() containsValue() entrySet() forEach() get() getOrDefault() isEmpty() keySet() merge() put() putAll() putIfAbsent() remove() replace() replaceAll() size() values()
HashSet Methods
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Integer Methods
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Iterator Methods
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LinkedHashMap Methods
clear() clone() compute() computeIfAbsent() computeIfPresent() containsKey() containsValue() entrySet() forEach() get() getOrDefault() isEmpty() keySet() merge() put() putAll() putIfAbsent() remove() replace() replaceAll() size() values()
LinkedHashSet Methods
add() addAll() clear() clone() contains() isEmpty() iterator() remove() removeAll() size() spliterator() toArray()
LinkedList Methods
add() addAll() addFirst() addLast() clear() clone() contains descendingIterator() element() forEach() get() getFirst() getLast() indexOf() isEmpty() iterator() lastIndexOf() listIterator() offer() offerFirst() offerLast() peek() peekFirst() peekLast() poll() pollFirst() pollLast() pop() push() remove() removeAll() removeFirst() removeFirstOccurrence() removeIf() removeLast() removeLastOccurrence() replaceAll() retainAll() set() size() sort() spliterator() subList() toArray()
Math Methods
abs() acos() addExact() asin() atan() atan2() cbrt() ceil() copySign() cos() cosh() decrementExact() exp() expm1() floor() floorDiv() floorMod() getExponent() hypot() IEEEremainder() incrementExact() log() log10() log1p() max() min() multiplyExact() negateExact() nextAfter() nextDown() nextUp() pow() random() rint() round() scalb() signum() sin() sinh() sqrt() subtractExact() tan() tanh() toDegrees() toIntExact() toRadians() ulp()
Optional Methods
empty() filter() flatMap() get() ifPresent() isPresent() map() of() ofNullable() orElse() orElseGet() orElseThrow()
Output Methods
print() printf() println()
Random Methods
ints() nextBoolean() nextDouble() nextFloat() nextGaussian() nextInt() nextLong() setSeed()
RegEx Methods
compile() flags() matcher() matches() pattern() quote() split() end() find() group() groupCount() lookingAt() matches() replaceAll() replaceFirst() reset() start()
Scanner Methods
close() delimiter() findInLine() findWithinHorizon() hasNext() hasNextBoolean() hasNextByte() hasNextDouble() hasNextFloat() hasNextInt() hasNextLine() hasNextLong() hasNextShort() locale() next() nextBoolean() nextByte() nextDouble() nextFloat() nextInt() nextLine() nextLong() nextShort() radix() reset() useDelimiter() useLocale() useRadix()
String Methods
charAt() codePointAt() codePointBefore() codePointCount() compareTo() compareToIgnoreCase() concat() contains() contentEquals() copyValueOf() endsWith() equals() equalsIgnoreCase() format() getBytes() getChars() hashCode() indexOf() intern() isEmpty() join() lastIndexOf() length() matches() offsetByCodePoints() regionMatches() replace() replaceAll() replaceFirst() split() startsWith() subSequence() substring() toCharArray() toLowerCase() toString() toUpperCase() trim() valueOf()
StringBuilder Methods
append() appendCodePoint() capacity() charAt() codePointAt() codePointBefore() codePointCount() delete() deleteCharAt() ensureCapacity() getChars() indexOf() insert() lastIndexOf() length() offsetByCodePoints() replace() reverse() setCharAt() setLength() subSequence() substring() toString() trimToSize()
System Methods
currentTimeMillis() nanoTime() exit() gc() getProperty() getProperties() setProperty() clearProperty() arraycopy() identityHashCode() lineSeparator() getenv() in out err
Thread Methods
currentThread() getName() getPriority() interrupt() isAlive() isInterrupted() join() run() setName() setPriority() sleep() start()
TreeMap Methods
firstKey() lastKey() firstEntry() lastEntry() floorKey() ceilingKey() lowerKey() higherKey() headMap() tailMap() subMap() pollFirstEntry() pollLastEntry() descendingMap() clear() clone() compute() computeIfAbsent() computeIfPresent() containsKey() containsValue() entrySet() forEach() get() getOrDefault() isEmpty() keySet() merge() put() putAll() putIfAbsent() remove() replace() replaceAll() size() values()
TreeSet Methods
first() last() floor() ceiling() lower() higher() headSet() tailSet() subSet() pollFirst() pollLast() descendingSet() add() addAll() clear() clone() contains() isEmpty() iterator() remove() removeAll() size() spliterator() toArray()



Java ClassFormatError

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A ClassFormatError happens when the Java Virtual Machine (JVM, the program that runs Java code) tries to load a .class file (a compiled Java class) that is damaged or not in the correct format. It is an Error (a serious problem that a program should not try to catch), not an exception.

It does not happen in normal programs that you compile and run yourself. A common kind of it is UnsupportedClassVersionError, which happens when a class was compiled with a newer Java version than the one that runs it. The fix is to compile the code again, or to run it with a newer Java version.

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