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I know it might not be the best, I mean ArrayList are just perfect for almost any occasion however, I gotta learn all the corners of Java including Arrays and whatever they can and cannot do. I'm learning for my college Exam.

Solocid
– Solocid

2015-08-19 18:11:17 +00:00
Commented Aug 19, 2015 at 18:11
@Bohemian could you elaborate on "how arrays are rarely used in commercial code", why is this? do you have an article I can look at to learn more?

coderrick
– coderrick

2015-08-19 19:44:38 +00:00
Commented Aug 19, 2015 at 19:44
@coderrick arrays have no "convenience" about them - you must micro-manage them. Collections on the other hand have lots of instance methods and utility method support, and they are just easier to use (not the least of which is they grow in size automatically on demand), They are virtually as fast as arrays (being backed by them), and let you get on with writing code that matters.

Bohemian
– Bohemian ♦

2015-08-20 03:50:14 +00:00
Commented Aug 20, 2015 at 3:50

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