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+package com.baeldung.collection;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class CollectionsEmpty {
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenArrayList_whenAddingElement_addsNewElement() {
+        ArrayList<String> mutableList = new ArrayList<>();
+        mutableList.add("test");
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(mutableList.size(), 1);
+        Assert.assertEquals(mutableList.get(0), "test");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void givenCollectionsEmptyList_whenAddingElement_throwsUnsupportedOperationException() {
+        List<String> immutableList = Collections.emptyList();
+        immutableList.add("test");
+    }
+
+}
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