JAVA TUTORIALS - Java - Collections
Java - Collections
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The Collection Interfaces:
SN | Interfaces with Description |
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1 | The Collection Interface This enables you to work with groups of objects; it is at the top of the collections hierarchy. |
2 | The List Interface This extends Collection and an instance of List stores an ordered collection of elements. |
3 | The Set This extends Collection to handle sets, which must contain unique elements |
4 | The SortedSet This extends Set to handle sorted sets |
5 | The Map This maps unique keys to values. |
6 | The Map.Entry This describes an element (a key/value pair) in a map. This is an inner class of Map. |
7 | The SortedMap This extends Map so that the keys are maintained in ascending order. |
8 | The Enumeration This is legacy interface and defines the methods by which you can enumerate (obtain one at a time) the elements in a collection of objects. This legacy interface has been superceded by Iterator. |
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The Collection Classes:
SN | Classes with Description |
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1 | AbstractCollection Implements most of the Collection interface. |
2 | AbstractList Extends AbstractCollection and implements most of the List interface. |
3 | AbstractSequentialList Extends AbstractList for use by a collection that uses sequential rather than random access of its elements. |
4 | LinkedList Implements a linked list by extending AbstractSequentialList. |
5 | ArrayList Implements a dynamic array by extending AbstractList. |
6 | AbstractSet Extends AbstractCollection and implements most of the Set interface. |
7 | HashSet Extends AbstractSet for use with a hash table. |
8 | LinkedHashSet Extends HashSet to allow insertion-order iterations. |
9 | TreeSet Implements a set stored in a tree. Extends AbstractSet. |
10 | AbstractMap Implements most of the Map interface. |
11 | HashMap Extends AbstractMap to use a hash table. |
12 | TreeMap Extends AbstractMap to use a tree. |
13 | WeakHashMap Extends AbstractMap to use a hash table with weak keys. |
14 | LinkedHashMap Extends HashMap to allow insertion-order iterations. |
15 | IdentityHashMap Extends AbstractMap and uses reference equality when comparing documents. |
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SN | Classes with Description |
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1 | Vector This implements a dynamic array. It is similar to ArrayList, but with some differences. |
2 | Stack Stack is a subclass of Vector that implements a standard last-in, first-out stack. |
3 | Dictionary Dictionary is an abstract class that represents a key/value storage repository and operates much like Map. |
4 | Hashtable Hashtable was part of the original java.util and is a concrete implementation of a Dictionary. |
5 | Properties Properties is a subclass of Hashtable. It is used to maintain lists of values in which the key is a String and the value is also a String. |
6 | BitSet A BitSet class creates a special type of array that holds bit values. This array can increase in size as needed. |
The Collection Algorithms:
SN | Algorithms with Description |
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1 | The Collection Algorithms Here is a list of all the algorithm implementation. |
How to use an Iterator ?
SN | Iterator Methods with Description |
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1 | Using Java Iterator Here is a list of all the methods with examples provided by Iterator and ListIterator interfaces. |
How to use a Comparator ?
SN | Iterator Methods with Description |
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1 | Using Java Comparator Here is a list of all the methods with examples provided by Comparator Interface. |