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Can you list the main data structures implemented through collections in the standard library?

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The standard Java library implements the main data structures through the java.util package, which are represented as collections. Here are the key ones:

  • List — an ordered set of elements allowing duplicates. Implementations:

    • ArrayList — dynamic array
    • LinkedList — doubly linked list
  • Set — a collection of unique elements, without a specific order (or with ordering in some implementations):

    • HashSet — based on hash table
    • LinkedHashSet — preserves insertion order
    • TreeSet — sorted set
  • Queue — a queue, usually for processing elements in FIFO order:

    • LinkedList (implements Queue)
    • PriorityQueue — a priority queue
  • Map — key-value mapping:

    • HashMap — hash table
    • LinkedHashMap — preserves insertion order
    • TreeMap — sorted by key map

These data structures allow efficient storage and processing of collections of objects in Java.

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