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Collection Interface :

                 Collection is one of the predefined interface on the top of all 1D collection frame 

     interfaces. An object of collection interface allows duplicate elements. It allows us to add 

     the data only at end but not at the specific position. Object of collection allows us to display  

     the data in random order and it allows to retrieve the data only in forward but not in backward 

     direction.

Profile Of Java.util.collection :

      1)      Public int size() :

          This method is used for finding the number of elements present in any collection frame 

        work variable.

     

      2)      Public Boolean isEmpty():

        This method returns true provided collection frame work variable does not contain any 

       element (Empty).

        This method returns false provided collection frame work variable contain some elements 

       (Non-empty).

      3)      Pubic Boolean add(object):

           This method is used for adding any type of value to any collection frame work variable.

        This method returns Boolean as return type. As long as we call add() w.r.t collection and 

        List interface objects then this method returns true. In case of set ans sorted set if we call 

        this method by adding unique it also returns true.

        If we try to add duplicate elements to set and sorted set then this method returns false.

       4)      Public Boolean addAll(Collection):

           This method is used for adding the content of one collection frame variable to another 

        collection frame work variable.

       5)      Public Iterator iterator():

           The method iterator() retrives all the elements of any collection frame work variables and 

        forms like a chain in the chain of elements, just before the first element an object of Iterator 

        interface object is pointing.

      For Example :

           System.out.println(C1);//[10,20,30,40]

           Iterator itr=c1.iterator();

           int  s=0;

               while(itr.hasNext())

            {

               Object obj=itr.next();

               Integer uo=(Integer)obj;

               int x=io.intValue();

               System.out.println(x);//10,20,30,40

               s=s+x;

              }

      6)      Public object[] toArray() :

                            This method is used for retrieving all the elements of collection frame work  

                   variable and places in array of objects of Java.lang.Object.

           

              When object of java.lang.object is holding every type of value, what is need of                 

               collection frame work?

                      An object of java.lang.object is holding multiple values of same types or different  

              types. But the array of objects of java.lang.object is containing fixed size in nature and 

              they are not expandable. Hence in order to hold multiple values of same type or different 

              type with dynamic size in nature we use the concept of collection frame work.

 Data Extraction Interfaces are as follows :

   1)   Iterator (I)

        2)   ListIterator(I)

          3)    Enumeration (I).

          1- D and 2-D Collection Frame work classes are 

     

        1)  LinkedList 

        2)  ArrayList

        3)  HashMap

        4)  HashSet

        5)   TreeMap

        6)  TreeSet

          7)    Stack

          8)   Vector

          9)   HashTable 

         10)  Dictionary
       11) Properties

        To read the values dynamically from keyboard their is a class.

                 Java.util.Scanner or Scanner class