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Getting error when I am trying to add a new List object to a pre-defined List object

I am working on Spring Boot version 2, using Java 8 and when I am trying to add a new List object to a pre-defined List object(i.e topicList) in the "createTopic" method I'm getting an error.

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TopicService.java

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public class TopicService {

    private List<TopicObject>  topicList = Arrays.asList(
            new TopicObject("Java", "Java Course", "Spring boot in java"),
            new TopicObject("Maths", "Mathematics class","12th maths")
    );



    public String createTopic(TopicObject topicObj){

         topicList.add(new TopicObject("Java1", "Java Course1", "Spring boot in java1"));

        return "Request successful"  ;
    }
}

**

TopicObject.java

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package io.javabrains.springBootStarter.controller;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;

public class TopicObject {

    @JsonProperty("id")
    private String id;

    @JsonProperty("name")
    private String name;

    @JsonProperty("description")
    private String description;

    public TopicObject() {
    }

    public TopicObject(String id, String name, String description) {
        this.id = id;
        this.name = name;
        this.description = description;
    }


    public String getId() {
        return id;
    }

    public void setId(String id) {
        this.id = id;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    public String getDescription() {
        return description;
    }

    public void setDescription(String description) {
        this.description = description;
    }

}

**

Error

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2020-04-15 19:52:27.172 ERROR 15312 --- [nio-8080-exec-2] o.a.c.c.C.[.[.[/].[dispatcherServlet] : Servlet.service() for servlet [dispatcherServlet] in context with path [] threw exception [Request processing failed; nested exception is java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException] with root cause

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: null at java.util.AbstractList.add(AbstractList.java:148) ~[na:1.8.0_221] at java.util.AbstractList.add(AbstractList.java:108) ~[na:1.8.0_221] at io.javabrains.springBootStarter.Service.TopicService.createTopic(TopicService.java:29) ~[classes/:na] at io.javabrains.springBootStarter.controller.TopicController.createTopic(TopicController.java:31) ~[classes/:na] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[na:1.8.0_221] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[na:1.8.0_221] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[na:1.8.0_221] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) ~[na:1.8.0_221] at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.doInvoke(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:209) ~[spring-web-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.invokeForRequest(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:136) ~[spring-web-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.invokeAndHandle(ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.java:102) ~[spring-webmvc-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:894) ~[spring-webmvc-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.handleInternal(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:800) ~[spring-webmvc-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.handle(AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.java:87) ~[spring-webmvc-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:991) ~[spring-webmvc-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:925) ~[spring-webmvc-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:981) ~[spring-webmvc-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:884) ~[spring-webmvc-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:661) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:858) ~[spring-webmvc-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:742) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52) ~[tomcat-embed-websocket-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.springframework.web.filter.RequestContextFilter.doFilterInternal(RequestContextFilter.java:99) ~[spring-web-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) ~[spring-web-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.springframework.web.filter.HttpPutFormContentFilter.doFilterInternal(HttpPutFormContentFilter.java:109) ~[spring-web-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) ~[spring-web-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.springframework.web.filter.HiddenHttpMethodFilter.doFilterInternal(HiddenHttpMethodFilter.java:93) ~[spring-web-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) ~[spring-web-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:200) ~[spring-web-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) ~[spring-web-5.0.13.RELEASE.jar:5.0.13.RELEASE] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:199) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:96) [tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:493) [tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:137) [tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:81) [tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:87) [tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:343) [tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:798) [tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:66) [tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:806) [tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1498) [tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49) [tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) [na:1.8.0_221] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) [na:1.8.0_221] at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61) [tomcat-embed-core-8.5.39.jar:8.5.39] at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) [na:1.8.0_221]

>I don't know if a new object can be added to the "topicList" in this way. Can someone help?

Solution

  • Arrays.asLit retuns an unmodifiable List object. If you intend to add elements to it you need to use a modifiable List type, such as an ArrayList:

    private List<TopicObject>  topicList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
        new TopicObject("Java", "Java Course", "Spring boot in java"),
        new TopicObject("Maths", "Mathematics class", "12th maths")
));