Java Collections

by John Zukowski

Book Overview

The Collections Framework is supplied with all versions of the Java 2 platform and provides programmers with incredibly efficient ways to manipulate data. However, given the large number of methods and classes in this library, using them correctly is hardly a cakewalk. Well-known columnist and bestselling author John Zukowski gives the Java professional exactly what he or she needs to know about this vital library in order to maximize productivity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893115925
• ISBN13: 9781893115927
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A complete reference on Java Collections

This book is well organized and is an easy to use reference. It has in-depth coverage of collection classes and their uses. Code examples are made very simple to understand and easy to follow because of UML(pictorial) representation. For advance developers, it's good to learn about the common mistake. The sections on each collection interface and implementation form a great reference. You would learn to create multimaps and priority queues, through real world best examples. The book also offers tips on choosing an appropriate data collection type. Material on how different collections interact with threading particularly useful.

Excellent Book!!!

I am a tech architect in web content management consultancy business. Many data structures and data manipulation algorithms need to be employed in a professional manner in web content management and deployment. I have read many web related Java books released so far and closely looked at most of them. But there wasn't any other book on Java Collections as John's book. This book explains Java collections and their uses in-depth. The concepts are clearly explained and examples are easy to follow. The book is definitely good for beginners to experienced architects. Besides showing off the built-in algorithms available for manipulating collections, the books also gives tips on defining custom collection classes. The discussion and tips on the interactions between collections and threading are very useful for developing codes with thread-safe collections.This is a great book! I would definitely suggest you get this book if you need to deal with data structure and manipulation, and JSP page development.

Collections et al.

Although I use this book all the time, writing a review about it proved very difficult. For my revised review, I will attempt to explain how the book helps me. For the most part, like every human, I remember I remember things pretty fast. However, when it comes to collections, I tend to forget some of the conversions between Arrays and ArrayLists for example. This is where this book comes in handy. Besides training you on what to do with collections, it also serves as a very good reference book. Most, if not all colleagues I know are addicted to the book's concise content. There is no fluff in this book. John does a good job at explaining Vectors, ArrayLists, Arrays, and so on. The book does explain some of the lesser-known collections; however, since I do not use them, I cannot comment on that. Bottom line: Buy this book if you want to be efficient in Java Collections. Even though, the book does not cover Java 1.5 (Java 5.0), it still serves as one of the best guides to Sun's Java collections. --Willhelm Lehman

A collection of collections

The sections on Map objects were worth the price of admission. I had been confused by some obfuscated references on collections and this breaks them down into usable chunks. Very clear. Very consice.

Excellent Book

This is a great book for understanding the use of Collections in almost every facet of programming. I found the material on how different collections interact with Threading particularly useful. If you need an in depth understanding of collections and the trade off involved in using them, I suggest you look this book over.