CISC 3130 Data Structures: Java Collections Framework

The Java platform includes a collections framework. A collection is an object that represents a group of objects (such as the classic Vector class). A collections framework is a unified architecture for representing and manipulating collections, enabling collections to be manipulated independently of implementation details.

Implementations

Described in the Java Documentation

References:

• The Java Collections Framework https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/collections/
• The Java Tutorials: Collections https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/collections/index.html