Summary of Classes and Interfaces - Absolute Java - page 1175

public boolean addAll(Collection<? extends T> collectionToAdd) (Optional)
Adds all of the elements in collectionToAdd to the end of the calling object's list. The
elements are added in the order they are produced by an iterator for collectionToAdd .
Throws :
UnsupportedOperationException if the addAll method is not supported by the calling object.
ClassCastException if the class of an element in collectionToAdd prevents it from being
added to the calling object.
NullPointerException if collectionToAdd contains one or more null elements and the
calling object does not support null elements, or if collectionToAdd is null .
IllegalArgumentException if some aspect of an element in collectionToAdd prevents
it from being added to the calling object.
public void clear() (Optional)
Removes all the elements from the calling object.
Throws:
UnsupportedOperationException if the clear method is not supported by the calling object.
public boolean remove(Object element) (Optional)
Removes the fi rst occurrence of element from the calling object's list, if it is present. Returns
true if the calling object contained the element ; returns false otherwise.
Throws:
ClassCastException if the type of element is incompatible with the calling object (optional) .
NullPointerException if element is null and the calling object does not support null
elements (optional).
UnsupportedOperationException if the remove method is not supported by the
calling object.
public boolean removeAll(Collection<?> collectionToRemove) (Optional)
Removes all the calling object's elements that are also in collectionToRemove . Returns true
if the calling object was changed; otherwise returns false .
Throws:
UnsupportedOperationException if the removeAll method is not supported by the
calling object.
ClassCastException if the types of one or more elements in the calling object are
incompatible with collectionToRemove (optional).
NullPointerException if the calling object contains one or more null elements and
collectionToRemove does not support null elements (optional).
NullPointerException if collectionToRemove is null .