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The document discusses the Collection interface in Java. It defines Collection as an interface that represents a group of objects and notes that it is in the java.util package. It describes some key methods in the Collection interface like add, remove, and contains. It also explains the difference between the Collection interface and Collections class, with Collection being an interface and Collections containing only static utility methods.

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Collection Interface 2

The document discusses the Collection interface in Java. It defines Collection as an interface that represents a group of objects and notes that it is in the java.util package. It describes some key methods in the Collection interface like add, remove, and contains. It also explains the difference between the Collection interface and Collections class, with Collection being an interface and Collections containing only static utility methods.

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Collection Interface in Java


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=> Collection :-
-> Collection is an interface which is present in
java.util package
-> Syntax : public interface Collection<E>
extends Iterable<E> { - }
-> Collection was introduced in JDK 1.2 version
-> Collection is an object which is used to
represent a group of individual objects as a single
unit
-> Collection interface is the root interface of
Collection Framework
-> There is no concrete class which implements
the Collection interface directly but there are
interfaces which inherit the Collection interface i.e.
List, Set & Queue

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-> Hierarchy of Collection interface :-

-> Collection interface contains most common


methods which are applicable for any collection
object
-> Methods of Collection Interface :-
1. boolean add(Object obj);
2. boolean addAll(Collection c);

3. boolean remove(Object obj);


4. boolean removeAll(Collection c);
5. default boolean removeIf(-) { - }
6. boolean retainAll(Collection c);
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7. void clear();

8. boolean contains(Object obj);


9. boolean containsAll(Collection c);

10. boolean isEmpty();


11. int size();
12. Iterator iterator();
13. Object toArray();

14. boolean equals(Object obj);


15. int hashCode();

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=> What is difference between Collection &


Collections
1. -> Collection is an interface
-> Collections is a utility class

2. -> Collection is an object which is used to


represent a group of individual objects as a single
unit
-> Collections defines several utility methods
that are used to operate on collection objects like
sorting, searching etc

3. -> Collection interface contains default,


abstract methods and static methods
-> Collections class contains only static
methods

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=> What is Utility Class in Java ?


-> Utility class is also known as helper class
which cannot be instantiated
-> Utility class contains only static methods
-> Examples are Arrays, Collections
-> How we can create utility class :-
1. declare the class as public and final
2. we have to declare private constructor to
prevent object creation
3. class should contain only static methods
and does not contain abstract methods
4. every method should have deep
documentation

=> What is Utility Methods ?


-> Utility methods perform common, often
reused methods.
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-> Utility methods are always static type


-> Examples are sorting, searching, methods
performing string manipulation, methods connecting
to databases etc

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