Choose the Right Java Collection

Java offers you a variety of collection implementations to choose from. In general you will always look for the collection with the best performance for your programming task, which in most cases is ArrayList, HashSet or  HashMap. But be aware, if you need some special features like sorting or ordering you may need to go for a special…

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Java ArrayList Example

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Java ArrayList class is a resizable array that implements the List interface. It permits all elements, including null and also implements all optional list operations. Most operations that can be run on ArrayList such as size, isEmpty, get, set, iterator and listIterator are all constant time. However, the add operation’s complexity is O(n) time. Compared to LinkedList, the…

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