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Originally published at Internet.comJava Programming, Lecture Notes #1350 * Preface * Preview * Introduction * Sample Program * Interesting Code Fragments * Summary * What's Next * Complete Program Listing -----------------------------------
Preface
This is the first lesson in a new miniseries on Java data structures and the Java Collections Framework.
The purpose of this miniseries is to help you learn the essential features of Object-Oriented data structures in Java using the Collections Framework.
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Preview
This lesson provides a brief introduction to the use of the Java Collections Framework. The framework is designed to encourage you to reuse rather than to reinvent collections and maps...
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