In simple words, the iterable interface is a common interface that allows us to iterate over a collection of objects. It was first introduced with the release of JDK 1.5 and made available in 'java.lang' package. The Java Collection Framework extends this interface, hence all the classes available in this collection framework by default implement the iterable interface. In other words, the classes of collection framework such as ArrayList, TreeSet, TreeMap and HashMap are iterable. This article aims to explain the iterable interface of Java along with its use case. Iterable Interface in Java The only use case exhibited ... Read More

In Java, interfaces serve two purposes pure abstraction and multiple inheritance. Generally, an interface consists of abstract methods and variables that define the behavior which a class can implement. If we create two interfaces that contain methods and variables with the same name, then interface naming conflicts may arise. However, it is not the only scenario that can cause this conflict, we are going to explore all the possible situations causing interface naming conflicts. Interface Naming Conflicts in Java Before heading to the interface naming conflicts, it is necessary to understand the abstract methods and how to create interfaces in ... Read More

Array is a linear data structure that is used to store a group of elements with similar datatypes. It stores data in a sequential manner. Once we create an array we can't change its size i.e. it is of fixed length. There are various ways to create an array named 'a[]' of type integer including 'int[] a' and 'int a[]'. But, the question that pops up here is that is there any difference between these two syntaxes and which one is preferable. Stick with us till the end of this article to find out the answer to these questions. How ... Read More

In Java, the streams allow us to perform the functional operations on the specified element. It simply channelizes the elements of source such as arrays, files and classes of collection framework, through various built-in methods to return the result. These built-in methods could be intermediate or terminal. In this article, we are going to explore some intermediate methods of Stream, such as map, filter, reduce, and collect. These methods help us to manipulate and process data. Intermediate Methods of Java Streams The methods of Java Streams are collectively called as a higher-order function, which further classified as − Intermediate ... Read More

The given three terms Spring DAO, Spring ORM and Spring JDBC, are related to Data Access in Spring Framework. This framework was developed in June 2003 by Rod Johnson and with its release, it became very famous among Java developers because of its comprehensive set of tools and features for building enterprise applications. Although these terms serve the same purpose there exist a few distinctions between them. In this article, we are going to discuss the difference between Spring DAO, Spring ORM and Spring JDBC. Spring DAO vs Spring ORM vs Spring JDBC In this section, we will introduce the ... Read More

Infrequently a SpringBoot developer may need an external configuration to define features for SpringBoot applications so that we can use the same application code in different environments. For this purpose, we can use YAML and .properties files that are used to store the required features. Despite similar functionality, there are a few distinctions between them in terms of syntax and additional features. In this article, we are going to explore what are the main differences that exist between .yml and .properties files. YAML vs Properties Files In this section, we will introduce the YAML and properties files and later, we ... Read More

The problem statement states that we have given a String str of length N (where N is an integer) containing alphanumeric characters. We need to recursively remove all adjacent duplicate characters so that the resultant string does not contain any adjacent duplicate characters. We can use a recursive or iterative approach to solve the problem. Here, we first remove the adjacent duplicate elements from the left part of the string. After that, we recursively remove the adjacent duplicates from the right part of the string. Example Scenario 1: Input: str1 = "tuttor"; Output: res = tuor The adjacent duplicate ... Read More

The smallest missing number is the smallest number that is missing from a stream of elements or in an Array. The stream may or may not contain continuous elements. If the stream is continuous then the smallest missing number is nothing but the Smallest Missing Number in a stream. In this section, we will discuss the various approaches to find a Smallest Missing Number in a stream of elements using Java programming language. Problem Statement Given a stream of integers find the smallest missing number from the stream. Input 1 arr=[1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8] Output 1 ... Read More

Lost Number is the number which is missing from a continuous stream of elements or in an Array. In this section, we will discuss the various approaches to find a lost number in a stream of elements using java programming language. Example for a lost number in an array Lost number is a number which is missing from a continuous sequence of a numbers in an array. Example 1 Consider an array: arr=[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8] In the above array ‘arr’, 7 is missing, so 7 is the lost number Example 2 Consider an array: arr=[1, ... Read More

A TreeMap is a class provided by Java that implements Map Interface. It is a collection of key-value pairs and the key-value pairs in TreeMap are stored in sorted order based on key values. An Entry is defined as a key-value pair in a TreeMap. In this article, we will look in detail how to get TreeMap key-value pair or entry greater or less than the specified value. Methods Used Now, we will be looking into some of the inbuilt methods and their functionality of TreeMap which are used in this particular article. higherKey() − This method is ... Read More