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Understanding Common Methods in List

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Understanding Common Methods in List, ArrayList, HashMap, and

HashSet with Examples

1. List

 add(): Adds an element to the list.


 get(): Retrieves an element at a specific index.
 remove(): Removes an element from the list.
 size(): Returns the number of elements in the list.
 sort(): Sorts the list.
 reverse(): Reverses the list.

Example:

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List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
list.add("Apple"); // Add an element
list.add("Banana");
System.out.println(list.get(0)); // Output: Apple
list.remove("Apple"); // Remove an element
Collections.sort(list); // Sort the list
Collections.reverse(list); // Reverse the list

2. ArrayList

 Inherits all the methods from List, but it's a resizable array.
 add(), get(), remove(), size(), sort() also apply here.

Example:

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ArrayList<Integer> arrayList = new ArrayList<>();
arrayList.add(10); // Add an element
arrayList.add(20);
System.out.println(arrayList.get(1)); // Output: 20
arrayList.remove(0); // Remove element at index 0

3. HashMap

 put(key, value): Adds or updates a key-value pair.


 get(key): Retrieves the value for a given key.
 remove(key): Removes the key-value pair for a given key.
 containsKey(key): Checks if the key exists.
 containsValue(value): Checks if the value exists.
 size(): Returns the number of key-value pairs.

Example:

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HashMap<String, Integer> map = new HashMap<>();
map.put("Apple", 10); // Add a key-value pair
map.put("Banana", 20);
System.out.println(map.get("Apple")); // Output: 10
map.remove("Apple"); // Remove key-value pair
System.out.println(map.size()); // Output: 1

4. HashSet

 add(): Adds an element if it is not already present.


 remove(): Removes the element.
 contains(): Checks if an element is present.
 size(): Returns the number of elements.
 isEmpty(): Checks if the set is empty.

Example:

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HashSet<String> set = new HashSet<>();
set.add("Apple"); // Add an element
set.add("Banana");
System.out.println(set.contains("Apple")); // Output: true
set.remove("Apple"); // Remove the element
System.out.println(set.size()); // Output: 1

Summary:

 Use add() in List, ArrayList, HashSet when you want to insert an element.
 Use put() in HashMap to add key-value pairs.
 Use get() in List, ArrayList, and HashMap to retrieve elements by index or key.
 Use remove() in all collections to remove elements.
 Use sort() and reverse() in List and ArrayList to sort or reverse the collection.

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