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## src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Collection.java

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    rev 48045 : 8177290: add copy factory methods for unmodifiable List, Set, Map
    8184690: add Collectors for collecting into unmodifiable List, Set, and Map
    Reviewed-by: alanb, briangoetz, dholmes, jrose, rriggs, scolebourne

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       * producing an equivalent collection of the desired implementation type.
       * There is no way to enforce this convention (as interfaces cannot contain
       * constructors) but all of the general-purpose {@code Collection}
       * implementations in the Java platform libraries comply.
       *
    !  * <p>The "destructive" methods contained in this interface, that is, the
    !  * methods that modify the collection on which they operate, are specified to
    !  * throw {@code UnsupportedOperationException} if this collection does not
    !  * support the operation.  If this is the case, these methods may, but are not
    !  * required to, throw an {@code UnsupportedOperationException} if the
    !  * invocation would have no effect on the collection.  For example, invoking
    !  * the {@link #addAll(Collection)} method on an unmodifiable collection may,
    !  * but is not required to, throw the exception if the collection to be added
    !  * is empty.
    !  *
    !  * <p><a id="optional-restrictions">
    !  * Some collection implementations have restrictions on the elements that
    !  * they may contain.</a>  For example, some implementations prohibit null elements,
       * and some have restrictions on the types of their elements.  Attempting to
       * add an ineligible element throws an unchecked exception, typically
       * {@code NullPointerException} or {@code ClassCastException}.  Attempting
       * to query the presence of an ineligible element may throw an exception,
       * or it may simply return false; some implementations will exhibit the former
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       * producing an equivalent collection of the desired implementation type.
       * There is no way to enforce this convention (as interfaces cannot contain
       * constructors) but all of the general-purpose {@code Collection}
       * implementations in the Java platform libraries comply.
       *
    !  * <p>Certain methods are specified to be
    !  * <i>optional</i>. If a collection implementation doesn't implement a
    !  * particular operation, it should define the corresponding method to throw
    !  * {@code UnsupportedOperationException}. Such methods are marked "optional
    !  * operation" in method specifications of the collections interfaces.
    !  *
    !  * <p><a id="optional-restrictions"></a>Some collection implementations
    !  * have restrictions on the elements that they may contain.
    !  * For example, some implementations prohibit null elements,
       * and some have restrictions on the types of their elements.  Attempting to
       * add an ineligible element throws an unchecked exception, typically
       * {@code NullPointerException} or {@code ClassCastException}.  Attempting
       * to query the presence of an ineligible element may throw an exception,
       * or it may simply return false; some implementations will exhibit the former
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       * the collection directly or indirectly contains itself. This includes the
       * {@code clone()}, {@code equals()}, {@code hashCode()} and {@code toString()}
       * methods. Implementations may optionally handle the self-referential scenario,
       * however most current implementations do not do so.
       *
    +  * <h2><a id="view">View Collections</a></h2>
    +  *
    +  * <p>Most collections manage storage for elements they contain. By contrast, <i>view
    +  * collections</i> themselves do not store elements, but instead they rely on a
    +  * backing collection to store the actual elements. Operations that are not handled
    +  * by the view collection itself are delegated to the backing collection. Examples of
    +  * view collections include the wrapper collections returned by methods such as
    +  * {@link Collections#checkedCollection Collections.checkedCollection},
    +  * {@link Collections#synchronizedCollection Collections.synchronizedCollection}, and
    +  * {@link Collections#unmodifiableCollection Collections.unmodifiableCollection}.
    +  * Other examples of view collections include collections that provide a
    +  * different representation of the same elements, for example, as
    +  * provided by {@link List#subList List.subList},
    +  * {@link NavigableSet#subSet NavigableSet.subSet}, or
    +  * {@link Map#entrySet Map.entrySet}.
    +  * Any changes made to the backing collection are visible in the view collection.
    +  * Correspondingly, any changes made to the view collection &mdash; if changes
    +  * are permitted &mdash; are written through to the backing collection.
    +  * Although they technically aren't collections, instances of
    +  * {@link Iterator} and {@link ListIterator} can also allow modifications
    +  * to be written through to the backing collection, and in some cases,
    +  * modifications to the backing collection will be visible to the Iterator
    +  * during iteration.
    +  *
    +  * <h2><a id="unmodifiable">Unmodifiable Collections</a></h2>
    +  *
    +  * <p>Certain methods of this interface are considered "destructive" and are called
    +  * "mutator" methods in that they modify the group of objects contained within
    +  * the collection on which they operate. They can be specified to throw
    +  * {@code UnsupportedOperationException} if this collection implementation
    +  * does not support the operation. Such methods should (but are not required
    +  * to) throw an {@code UnsupportedOperationException} if the invocation would
    +  * have no effect on the collection. For example, consider a collection that
    +  * does not support the {@link #add add} operation. What will happen if the
    +  * {@link #addAll addAll} method is invoked on this collection, with an empty
    +  * collection as the argument? The addition of zero elements has no effect,
    +  * so it is permissible for this collection simply to do nothing and not to throw
    +  * an exception. However, it is recommended that such cases throw an exception
    +  * unconditionally, as throwing only in certain cases can lead to
    +  * programming errors.
    +  *
    +  * <p>An <i>unmodifiable collection</i> is a collection, all of whose
    +  * mutator methods (as defined above) are specified to throw
    +  * {@code UnsupportedOperationException}. Such a collection thus cannot be
    +  * modified by calling any methods on it. For a collection to be properly
    +  * unmodifiable, any view collections derived from it must also be unmodifiable.
    +  * For example, if a List is unmodifiable, the List returned by
    +  * {@link List#subList List.subList} is also unmodifiable.
    +  *
    +  * <p>An unmodifiable collection is not necessarily immutable. If the
    +  * contained elements are mutable, the entire collection is clearly
    +  * mutable, even though it might be unmodifiable. For example, consider
    +  * two unmodifiable lists containing mutable elements. The result of calling
    +  * {@code list1.equals(list2)} might differ from one call to the next if
    +  * the elements had been mutated, even though both lists are unmodifiable.
    +  * However, if an unmodifiable collection contains all immutable elements,
    +  * it can be considered effectively immutable.
    +  *
    +  * <h2><a id="unmodview">Unmodifiable View Collections</a></h2>
    +  *
    +  * <p>An <i>unmodifiable view collection</i> is a collection that is unmodifiable
    +  * and that is also a view onto a backing collection. Its mutator methods throw
    +  * {@code UnsupportedOperationException}, as described above, while
    +  * reading and querying methods are delegated to the backing collection.
    +  * The effect is to provide read-only access to the backing collection.
    +  * This is useful for a component to provide users with read access to
    +  * an internal collection, while preventing them from modifying such
    +  * collections unexpectedly. Examples of unmodifiable view collections
    +  * are those returned by the
    +  * {@link Collections#unmodifiableCollection Collections.unmodifiableCollection},
    +  * {@link Collections#unmodifiableList Collections.unmodifiableList}, and
    +  * related methods.
    +  *
    +  * <p>Note that changes to the backing collection might still be possible,
    +  * and if they occur, they are visible through the unmodifiable view. Thus,
    +  * an unmodifiable view collection is not necessarily immutable. However,
    +  * if the backing collection of an unmodifiable view is effectively immutable,
    +  * or if the only reference to the backing collection is through an
    +  * unmodifiable view, the view can be considered effectively immutable.
    +  *
       * <p>This interface is a member of the
       * <a href="{@docRoot}/java/util/package-summary.html#CollectionsFramework">
       * Java Collections Framework</a>.
       *
       * @implSpec

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