[Zukky]

Hi,

I'm new to this forum, just want to say a warm "Hi!" from me first of all !

Anyway, I want to know what are the advantages and disadvantages of using an ArrayList for holding data? Also, instead of using an ArrayList, what difference would it actually make to a program i.e. imagine I have a name class, that registers surname and first name - what difference would it make if I used HashSet or TreeSet to hold the data instead? Would it actually change anything in the program?

Thank you,

Zukky

[pbl]

ArrayList have dynamic size which arrays do not have
HashSet do not allow duplicates
LinkedList have more overhead if your set is big, ArrayList directly access an index, LinkedList have to scan node after node

p.s.
and we do not do homeworks

[Zukky]

Thank you, that was helpful! But what are the disadvantages to it?

[macosxnerd101]

Depends what you're trying to accomplish. LinkedLists are great for adding Nodes to the front or back of the list. ArrayLists are better for when you need to work with elements anywhere in the List. Not so much of a pro and con thing, as much as which data structure is better suited to a particular task.

Also, you might want to check out my blog entry An Overview of the Java Collections Framework.