Getting to know collections
Collections are worth getting to know. Collections are a much more elegant way of dealing with multiple values in one variable than arrays. A common example of a collection would be a list.
Writing any proper Java application without collections would be very complicated. You’d probably start by creating some classes that will act like Java’s built-in collections. They play a vital role in software development as they provide a means to manage and organize data.
There are many reasons why we need them, but let’s just list (collection pun) a few:
- Managing large amounts of data: As applications grow in complexity, they often need to deal with large amounts of data. Collections help store and manage these datasets. They also come with helpful methods that make it easier to perform typical operations on data, such as searching and filtering.
- Storing and manipulating various data structures: Different data structures have...