Collections, Lists and Sets...

Hi All,

Java provides a variety of sets, maps and collections. Let us discuss the advantages/disadvantages of some of these over the others.

Regards,
Lester.

An article that shows the usage of HashSet, LinkedHashSet, and TreeSet.

http://java.sun.com/developer/JDCTechTips/2002/tt1105.html#1

An article that shows how to choose a collections implementation framework.

http://java.sun.com/developer/JDCTechTips/2003/tt0220.html

Regards,
Lester.

Java is the best

A weak hash map implementation...

http://java.sun.com/developer/JDCTechTips/2006/tt0211.html

Properties File----> Set, Iterator

Working with properties file ............
use of SET
SET is very usefull when we r working with properties file...
Properties prop = new Properties();
Set key =prop.keySet();
int noOfKeys = key.size();
// change Set to Iterator.. so we can use while(it.hasNext())
Iterator it = key.iterator();

More Articles...

Using Sets
http://java.sun.com/developer/JDCTechTips/2001/tt0208.html

Collections Framework Overview
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/collections/overview.html

Utilizing the Map Interface from the Collections Framework
http://access1.sun.com/techarticles/CollectionsMap.html

The Collections Framework
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/collections/index.html

Using Collections to sort and shuffle a list
http://java.sun.com/developer/JDCTechTips/2004/tt0716.html

Java Collections API Design FAQ
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/collections/designfaq.html

A host of articles on java collections
http://www.java2s.com/Article/Java/Language/Collections.htm