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assert abstract boolean break byte case catch char class continue const default do double else enum exports extends final finally float for goto if implements import instanceof int interface long module native new package private protected public return requires short static strictfp super switch synchronized this throw throws transient try var void volatile while
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()
BufferedWriter
close() flush() newLine() write() append()
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()
Enum Methods
compareTo() name() ordinal() toString() valueOf() values()
Errors & Exceptions
ArithmeticException ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException ClassFormatError ClassNotFoundException ConcurrentModificationException FileNotFoundException IncompatibleClassChangeError InputMismatchException InterruptedException InvalidClassException IOException NegativeArraySizeException NoClassDefFoundError NoSuchFieldException NoSuchMethodException NullPointerException NumberFormatException RuntimeException StringIndexOutOfBoundsException TypeNotPresentException IllegalArgumentException IllegalStateException
File Methods
createNewFile() delete() exists() canRead() canWrite() isFile() isDirectory() length() getName() getAbsolutePath() getPath() getParent() list() listFiles() mkdir() mkdirs() renameTo() setReadOnly() setWritable() setReadable() setExecutable() canExecute()
FileInputStream
available() close() read() skip() getFD() getChannel()
FileOutputStream
close() flush() write() getFD() getChannel()
FileReader
read() ready() skip() close() mark() reset() markSupported() getEncoding() transferTo()
FileWriter
write() append() flush() close() getEncoding()
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
add() addAll() clear() clone() contains() isEmpty() iterator() remove() removeAll() size() spliterator() toArray()
Integer Methods
compare() compareTo() equals() intValue() max() min() parseInt() sum() toBinaryString() toHexString() toOctalString() toString() valueOf() MAX_VALUE MIN_VALUE
Iterator Methods
hasNext() next() remove()
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()



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