Question

How to remove specific element on List?

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java.util.List<Polygon> triangles = new LinkedList<Polygon>();
Point startDrag, endDrag, midPoint;
Polygon triangle;

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int[] xs = { startDrag.x, endDrag.x, midPoint.x };
int[] ys = { startDrag.y, startDrag.y, midPoint.y };    

triangles.add( new Polygon(xs, ys,3));   
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public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
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   startDrag = new Point(e.getX(), e.getY());
   for (Polygon p:triangles){
    if (p.contains(startDrag)) //Polygon has a 'contains(Point)' method
           remove (p.contains(startDrag));
   }
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Answer 1

You will not be able to remove the object from the triangles list if you are currently iterating over it. If you try to do so, you will trigger a ConcurrentModificationException. Instead, what you should do is make a copy of the list and iterate over that, and when you get a hit, remove the item from the original:

public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
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   Polygon[] triArray = triangles.toArray(new Polygon[triangles.size()]);
   startDrag = new Point(e.getX(), e.getY());
   for (Polygon p:triArray){
    if (p.contains(startDrag)) //Polygon has a 'contains(Point)' method
           triangles.remove (p);
   }
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