Selection of Collection API

Question

I need a source from where i can read when to use which Collection i.e which Collection is best suitable for this particular purpose with detail explanation.

Somebody please help me in this regard.i appreciate your support.

This has been asked before: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3940839/list-vs-queue-vs-set-of-collections-in-java — maksimov, Apr 25 '12 at 13:41
You can read the Java tutorial (google: java tutorial collections) and the relevant javadocs. — assylias, Apr 25 '12 at 13:46
@lovewithjava and this is absolutely fine. Just get into a habit of searching for answers before asking questions. This will help you to become better. — maksimov, Apr 25 '12 at 13:48

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 25 '12 at 14:57

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I've always found this decision tree very useful.

answered Apr 25 '12 at 14:57

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 25 '12 at 13:43

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Check out this Java Collections tutorial.

answered Apr 25 '12 at 13:43

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 25 '12 at 13:50

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Book: Java Generics and Collections

answered Apr 25 '12 at 13:50

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Selection of Collection API

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