After studying this chapter you will learn: What collections are, to use class Arrays for array manipulations, to use the collections framework (prepackaged data structure) implementations, to use collections framework algorithms to manipulate (such as search, sort and fill) collections,. | 19 Collections I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House—with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone. John F. Kennedy The shapes a bright container can contain! Theodore Roethke Journey over all the universe in a map. Miguel de Cervantes Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired. Titus Maccius Plautus It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Winston Churchill OBJECTIVES In this chapter you will learn: What collections are. To use class Arrays for array manipulations. To use the collections framework (prepackaged data structure) implementations. To use collections framework algorithms to manipulate (such as search, sort and fill) collections. To use the collections framework interfaces to program with collections polymorphically. To use iterators to “walk through” a collection. To use persistent hash tables manipulated with objects of class . | 19 Collections I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House—with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone. John F. Kennedy The shapes a bright container can contain! Theodore Roethke Journey over all the universe in a map. Miguel de Cervantes Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired. Titus Maccius Plautus It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Winston Churchill OBJECTIVES In this chapter you will learn: What collections are. To use class Arrays for array manipulations. To use the collections framework (prepackaged data structure) implementations. To use collections framework algorithms to manipulate (such as search, sort and fill) collections. To use the collections framework interfaces to program with collections polymorphically. To use iterators to “walk through” a collection. To use persistent hash tables manipulated with objects of class Properties. To use synchronization and modifiability wrappers. Introduction Collections Overview Class Arrays Interface Collection and Class Collections Lists ArrayList and Iterator LinkedList Vector Collections Algorithms Algorithm sort Algorithm shuffle Algorithms reverse, fill, copy, max and min Algorithm binarySearch Algorithms addAll, frequency and disjoint Stack Class of Package Class PriorityQueue and Interface Queue Sets Maps Properties Class Synchronized Collections Unmodifiable Collections Abstract Implementations Wrap-Up Introduction Java collections framework Contain prepackaged data structures, interfaces, algorithms Use generics Use existing data structures Example of code reuse Provides reusable componentry Collections Overview Collection Data structure .
