The core collection interfaces are the foundation of the Java Collections Framework.
The Java Collections Framework hierarchy consists of two distinct interface trees:
- The first tree starts with the
Collection
interface, which provides for the basic functionality used by all collections, such asadd
andremove
methods. Its subinterfaces —Set
,List
, andQueue
— provide for more specialized collections. The
Set
interface does not allow duplicate elements. This can be useful for storing collections such as a deck of cards or student records. TheSet
interface has a subinterface,SortedSet
, that provides for ordering of elements in the set.The
List
interface provides for an ordered collection, for situations in which you need precise control over where each element is inserted. You can retrieve elements from aList
by their exact position.The
Queue
interface enables additional insertion, extraction, and inspection operations. Elements in aQueue
are typically ordered in on a FIFO basis.The
Deque
interface enables insertion, deletion, and inspection operations at both the ends. Elements in aDeque
can be used in both LIFO and FIFO.The second tree starts with the
Map
interface, which maps keys and values similar to aHashtable
.Map
's subinterface,SortedMap
, maintains its key-value pairs in ascending order or in an order specified by aComparator
.
These interfaces allow collections to be manipulated independently of the details of their representation.
Java集合框架结构图
由于从网上看到的那些Java集合框架结构图,
不能正确的体现出JDK中Java Collection Framework的继承结构,
反复抄袭,没有验证其正确性,故自己参考JDK1.8源码,将层次继承结构画出
Java集合框架结构图如下:
1、Iterable接口定义的方法
2、Collection接口定义的方法
3、……
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