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RE: question on List\Arrays &ArrayList

From: Eve Pokua <gorgeous65_at_msn.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:08:38 +0000

Great. Thanks

eve

> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:09:05 -0800
> From: jamesssss_at_yahoo.com
> To: persistence_at_glassfish.dev.java.net
> Subject: Re: question on List\Arrays &ArrayList
>
>
> I would recommend using List, it is the most useful collection interface.
>
> Sometimes a Set, Collection or Map makes more sense depending on the model.
> Arrays are typically less useful as they are not objects, have no methods,
> and cannot resize.
>
>
> Eve Pokua wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was hoping if some body could provide me some thoughts
> > on when to use List or Arrays or ArrayList or even Collection. I get
> > confuse when writing applications. I tend to use List everytime. It
> > seems to work but what if I want to take into account other issues. For
> > example, in the case of entity relationships.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > eve
> >
>
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