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| <h1>The Collections Framework</h1> |
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| <p>The collections framework is a unified architecture for |
| representing and manipulating collections, enabling them to be |
| manipulated independently of the details of their representation. |
| It reduces programming effort while increasing performance. It |
| enables interoperability among unrelated APIs, reduces effort in |
| designing and learning new APIs, and fosters software reuse. The |
| framework is based on more than a dozen collection interfaces. It |
| includes implementations of these interfaces and algorithms to |
| manipulate them.</p> |
| <p>The documents in this section are non-normative portions of |
| the Java™ Platform, Standard Edition API Specification.</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><b><a href="coll-overview.html">Overview</a></b> - An overview of |
| the collections framework.</li> |
| </ul> |
| <ul> |
| <li><b><a href="coll-reference.html">Annotated API Outline</a></b> - An |
| annotated outline of the classes and interfaces comprising the |
| collections framework, with links into the API Specification.</li> |
| </ul> |
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| <li><b><a href="coll-designfaq.html">Design FAQ</a></b> - Answers to |
| frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the design of the |
| collections framework.</li> |
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