Collection, Collections
Collection: interface(List :LinkedList, ArrayList; Vector: Stack; Set)
Collections : a tool class
e.g. Collections.sort(list)
Collections.sort vs Arrays.sort
Collections.sort deals with object that from collection interface(list,set,vector,stack), arrays deals with array object.
e.g. Class temp contains an array and a list.
Arrays.sort(temp.array) Collections.sort(temp.list)
Comparator
Default sorting in sort method uses merge sort. If we want to write our own sorting, overwrite comparator interface.
Comparator contains two methods: 1) compare 2) equal. Usually, we overwrite compare method.
public int compare(Object obj1, Object obj2)
return a positive number if obj1 > obj2
overwrite like this: obj1 – obj2
An example using overwritten sort to solve sorting class’s problem:
&&
(condition 1) && (condition 2) if 1 is false, the compiler won’t go check 2. Thus we need to be careful about the order.
iterator
iterator(import iterator package) is designed to help different types of variables to loop. It can be used as list.iterator();
There are three methods of iterator:
next(); hasNext(); remove();
get type
object.getClass().getName();
Sometimes we use instanceof to check if a is a sub-class object of A: x instanceof String. Return a boolean to check if x is String. Notice that you must check if x belongs to a class or not. You can’t use char or int here, but Character and Integer.
Ternary Operator
Ternary operator (condition)? A : B must the right side of =, because it’s an operator.
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