Java Collections :

Rating:
Summary: Just what you need
Review: The Java Collections are, at the very best, only very briefly covered in most beginner books and even in the more advanced Java books.
If you need to employ data structures and algorithms in a professional manner, you'll ned this book. This book explains collections and how and when to use them in-depth and with no ambiguity. The examples are easy to understand and follow. A great book!

Rating:
Summary: A collection of collections
Review: The sections on Map objects were worth the price of admission. I had been confused by some obfuscated references on collections and this breaks them down into usable chunks. Very clear. Very consice.

Rating:
Summary: A collection of collections
Review: The sections on Map objects were worth the price of admission. I had been confused by some obfuscated references on collections and this breaks them down into usable chunks. Very clear. Very consice.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Review: This book is really good. I have found the short scripts pretty useful. For the people who want to read from different file and put them in Datastructures like HashTables, Properties this book will be very useful. The StringTokenizer and StreamTokenizer usage was also useful to me.

Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Review: This book is the first real attempt at seriously covering Java Collections I've read. I felt the author could have included even more real-world examples, as far as advanced usage goes. But the author does illustrate topics effectively in the examples given nevertheless. Fair warning, though, this book is not for the beginner.

Rating:
Summary: A complete reference on Java Collections
Review: This book is well organized and is an easy to use reference. It has in-depth coverage of collection classes and their uses. Code examples are made very simple to understand and easy to follow because of UML(pictorial) representation. For advance developers, it's good to learn about the common mistake.

The sections on each collection interface and implementation form a great reference. You would learn to create multimaps and priority queues, through real world best examples. The book also offers tips on choosing an appropriate data collection type. Material on how different collections interact with threading particularly useful.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Book
Review: This is a great book for understanding the use of Collections in almost every facet of programming. I found the material on how different collections interact with Threading particularly useful. If you need an in depth understanding of collections and the trade off involved in using them, I suggest you look this book over.

Rating:
Summary: Developer Review
Review: Very well explained fact about collection as its implemented in Java. Gives a clear and crystal understanding of the method code execution of collection classes. Must read for beginners of collection. The code examples are made very simple to understand because of pictorial representation. For advance developers, its good to learn about the common mistakes which one makes when using collection.