What are the difference between Set and List.in Java ?
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The Java 2 container library takes the issue of “holding your objects” and divides it into two distinct concepts:
1. Collection: a group of individual elements, often with some rule applied to them. A List must hold the elements in a particular sequence, and a Set cannot have any duplicate elements. (A bag, which is not implemented in the Java container library—since Lists provide you with enough of that functionality—has no such rules.)
2. Map: a group of key-value object pairs. At first glance, this might seem like it ought to be a Collection of pairs, but when you try to implement it that way the design gets awkward, so it’s clearer to make it a separate concept. On the other hand, it’s convenient to look at portions of a Map by creating a Collection to represent that portion. Thus, a Map can return a Set of its keys, a Collection of its values, or a Set of its pairs.
Maps, like arrays, can easily be expanded to multiple dimensions without adding new concepts; you simply make a Map whose values are Maps (and the values of those Maps can be Maps, etc.).
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