Java Collections

1 Java Collections Framework: An Overview.- One The Historical Collection Classes.- 2 Arrays.- 3 The Vector and Stack Classes.- 4 The Enumeration Interface.- 5 The Dictionary, Hashtable, and Properties Classes.- 6 The BitSet Class.- Two The Collections Framework.- 7 Collections Introduction.- 8 Sets.- 9 Lists.- 10 Maps.- 11 Sorting.- 12 Special Collections Support.- 13 Array Algorithm Support.- 14 Custom Implementations.- 15 Compatibility Issues.- 16 Advanced Usages.- Three Alternative Collection Libraries.- 17 JGL Libraries.- 18 util.concurrent.- 19 Colt.- Appendix A Collections API Reference.- Class, Method, and Field Index.- Class-Level API Index.- Appendix B Collections Resources.- Collections Implementations.- Collections FAQs and Tutorials.- Mailing Lists and Newsgroups.- Collections-Related Web Sites and Information.- Appendix C Generic Types.- Generic Type Basics.- Generic Java.- PolyJ.- JSR 14.

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"The book is about Java’s support for dealing with data structures via groups of classes called collections. … It can be used as a source of examples of good programming practices. … The book is a good introduction into programming with collections." (Jaroslav Král, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1001, 2003)

John Zukowski has been involved with the Java platform since it was just called Java, since 1995. He writes a monthly column for Sun's Core Java Technologies Tech Tips and Technology Fundamentals Newsletter. He has contributed content to numerous other sites, including jGuru, DevX, Intel, and JavaWorld. He has written many other popular titles on Java, including Java AWT Reference (O'Reilly), Mastering Java 2 (Sybex), Borlands' JBuilder: No Experience Required (Sybex), Learn Java with JBuilder 6 (Apress), Java Collections (Apress), and The Definitive Guide to Swing (Apress).

Extremely practical Comprehensive coverage of the essential functions without getting lost in encyclopedic explanations Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras