12. Collections

This chapter describes the Java Collections Framework. Here you will learn what collections are and how they can make your job easier and programs better. You’ll learn about the core elements—interfaces, implementations, aggregate operations, and algorithms—that comprise the Java Collections Framework.

The first section tells you what collections are and how they’ll make your job easier and your programs better. You’ll learn about the core elements that comprise a collections framework: interfaces, implementations, and algorithms.

The second section describes the core collection ...

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