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 Q1. What is the different between collection and Stream Api ?Core Java
Ans. data under collection are actually stored in memory so that they can be retrieved when needed whereas data in streams are not stored and hence we need to construct it again when needed.

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 Q2. How can we create an arraylist of unique values ?Core Java
Ans. We can put the value in a set to enforce uniqueness and then dum those value into an arraylist.

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 Q3. Write a program to make an array act as a set.Core Java
Ans. public Set convertArrayToList(T array[]) {
Set set = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(array));
return set;
}

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 Q4. Can we override behavior of a collection class ? How ?Core Java
Ans. Yes. We can do that.

1. We can create own own implementation class extending the collection class and then override the behavior method.

2. We can override the behavior at the time of instantiation of class as following

List<MyType> list = new ArrayList<MyType>() {
public boolean add(MyType mt) {
super.add(mt);
Collections.sort(list, comparator);
return true;
}
};

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 Q5. difference between ArrayList and array ?Core Java
Ans. ArrayList is a variable length collection class whereas arrays are fixed length primitive structure.

We can use generics with arraylist but not with arrays.

We can store primitive data types within arrays but can't with ArrayList. In ArrayList that needs to be converted to Wrapper objects.


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 Q6. Difference between List and ArrayList ?Core Java
Ans. List is an interface whereas ArrayList is an implementation of List.

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 Q7. If you override hashcode to always return true, how a hash based collection will behave?Core Java
Ans. At that bucket, it will form a linked list depending on what equals method evaluates for that object.

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 Q8. What will happen if there are no collections in java ?Core Java
Ans. Collections in Java is nothing but a library implementation for data structures and algorithm. If it's not available , we might have to include some other library or provide our own implementation.

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 Q9. Isnt the use of HashTable and ConcurrentHashMap the same, i.e providing synchronized map collection ?Core Java
Ans. Both provide the thread safety but the actual difference come when talk about performance. CHM gives best performance when no of writer threads are less in number.

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 Q10. Does Java SE has Immutable collections ?Core Java
Ans. Yes wef from Java 9

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 Q11. Why Concurrent Collection Classes are fail-fast in Java ?Core Java
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 Q12. What are the different ways to avoid multi Threading related problems in Java ?Core Java
Ans. Synchronization,
Concurrent classes,
Volatile keyword,
Implementing concurrent Lock interface,
Immutable classes

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 Q13. Which memory segment is cleaned by Garbage Collection - stack or heap ?Core Java
Ans. Heap as objects are stored ink heap.

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 Q14. How to sort objects based on one of the field ?Core Java
Ans. Using comparable and comparator and sorted collections like TreeSet or TreeMap.

or

use stream api from java 8 onwards which internally refers to comparable and comparator through lambda expressions

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 Q15. What is the difference between TreeSet and TreeMap ?Core Java
Ans. TreeSet contains only values as elements whereas TreeMap contains Key value pairs.

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 Q16. What will the following code return

list.stream().collect(Collectors.groupingBy(ClassA::getElement1,
               Collectors.averagingDouble(ClassA::getElement2)));
Core Java
Ans. Map<DataType1,DataType2> where DataType1 is the data type of element1 ( returned by getelement1 method ) and DataType2 is the data type of element2 ( returned by getElement2 method )

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 Q17. What are we doing here

list.stream().collect(Collectors.groupingBy(ClassA::getElement1,
               Collectors.averagingDouble(ClassA::getelement2)));
Core Java
Ans. We are averaging elements of a collection by element1 grouped by element1

* list is the reference of collection
* element1 is the member element returned by getElement1 method of ClassA
* element2 is the member element returned by getElement2 method of ClassA

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 Q18. What is a weak reference ?Core Java
Ans. A weak reference is a reference that gets removed on the next garbage collection cycle.

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 Q19. Which are the thread safe / synchronized / concurrent classes in java collections ?Core Java
Ans. Stack
Properties
Vector
BlockingQueue
ConcurrentMap
ConcurrentNavigableMap

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 Q20. Can we modify a list while iterating it ?Core Java
Ans. No,we cannot.I t will give concurrentModificationExceptin error. It can be resolved by using ConcurrentClasses like ConcurrentHashMap,CopyOnWriteArrayList,BlockingQueue etc which are fail-safe and wont give exception.

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 Q21. When do you use a Vector?Core Java
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 Q22. Which collection stores element in insertion order ?Core Java
Ans. LinkedList maintains the insertion order in collection.

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  Q23. What is collection framework in Java ?Core Java
Ans. The Java collections framework (JCF) is a set of classes and interfaces that implement commonly reusable collection data structures. Although referred to as a framework, it works in a manner of a library. The JCF provides both interfaces that define various collections and classes that implement them.

  Sample Code for Map

  Sample Code for HashMap

  Sample Code for Treemap

  Sample Code for set

  Sample Code for hashset

  Sample Code for treeset

  Sample Code for list

  Sample Code for arraylist

  Sample Code for linkedlist

  Sample Code for queue

  Sample Code for priorityqueue

  Sample Code for concurrenthashmap

  Sample Code for vector

  Sample Code for stack

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 Q24. Which objects are eligible for garbage collection ?Core Java
Ans. Objects that have lost their reference i.e. they cannot be accessed/used by the program anymore.

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 Q25. Explain what happens when insertion is performed in case of ArrayList and LinkedList.Data Structure
Ans. Array List works on Array and when we add an element in middle of the list, Array List need to update the index of all subsequent elements. I the capacity is full, it even may need to move the whole list to a new memory location . Linked List works on Double linked list algorithm and all it has to do is to adjust the address of the previous and next elements.

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 Q26. Which of the two - Arrays or LinkedList - is a better data structure for implementing Queue ? and Why ?Data Structure
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 Q27. Which immutable classes have you worked with ? Can you name some immutable Collections ? How to make an immutable collection ?Core Java
Ans. string and wrapper class objects

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 Q28. What is a BlockingQueue ?Core Java
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 Q29. Which Data structure can be used for creating Queue ?Data Structure
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 Q30. Can we use primitive types with Collection classes ?Core Java
Ans. No, As collection classes involve use of Generics, they cannot accept primitive types.

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