Concurrency basics · interview question
Which method is used to atomically compute a new value for a key in a ConcurrentHashMap?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
D. ComputeIfAbsent()
Why
The computeIfAbsent() method atomically computes a value for a given key if it is not already present, using the provided mapping function, ensuring thread safety.
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