A Set is a Collection that cannot contain duplicate elements. It models the mathematical set abstraction.
Set have its implementation in various classes like HashSet, TreeSet, LinkedHashSet.
For example:
HashSet:
Set<T> set = new HashSet<T>();
Here T can be String, Integer or any other object. HashSet allows for quick lookup of O(1) but does not sort the data added to it and loses the insertion order of items.
TreeSet:
It stores data in a sorted manner sacrificing some speed for basic operations which take O(lg(n)). It does not maintain the insertion order of items.
TreeSet<T> sortedSet = new TreeSet<T>();
LinkedHashSet:
It is a linked list implementation of HashSet Once can iterate over the items in the order they were added. Sorting is not provided for its contents. O(1) basic operations are provided, however there is higher cost than HashSet in maintaining the backing linked list.
LinkedHashSet<T> linkedhashset = new LinkedHashSet<T>();
What is a Set?
A set is a data structure which contains a set of elements with an important property that no two elements in the set are equal.
Types of Set:
Creating a set
Set<Integer> set = new HashSet<Integer>(); // Creates an empty Set of Integers Set<Integer> linkedHashSet = new LinkedHashSet<Integer>(); //Creates a empty Set of Integers, with predictable iteration order
Adding elements to a Set
Elements can be added to a set using the add() method
set.add(12); // - Adds element 12 to the set set.add(13); // - Adds element 13 to the set
Our set after executing this method:
set = [12,13]
Delete all the elements of a Set
set.clear(); //Removes all objects from the collection. After this set will be: set = []
Check whether an element is part of the Set
Existence of an element in the set can be checked using the contains() method
set.contains(0); //Returns true if a specified object is an element within the set.
Output : False
Check whether a Set is empty
isEmpty() method can be used to check whether a Set is empty.
set.isEmpty(); //Returns true if the set has no elements
Output : True
Remove an element from the Set
set.remove(0); // Removes first occurrence of a specified object from the collection
Check the Size of the Set
set.size(); //Returns the number of elements in the collection
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