I want to learn data structures and algorithms in java but I'm confused if collections are data structures or if there is something else . A brief explanation on data structures would help.
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4Every collection is a data structure. Not every data structure is a collection. – Boris the Spider Jan 25 '16 at 22:10
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When talking about the Java standard library, a _collection_ is a class that implements the `java.util.Collection` interface. – Solomon Slow Jan 25 '16 at 22:12
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@jameslarge `Map`s are collections (by which I mean are part of the collections framework), but don't implement `Collection`. – Andy Turner Jan 25 '16 at 22:32
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@AndyTurner, Good point. – Solomon Slow Jan 25 '16 at 22:54
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Collections are data structures! Data structures are just advanced ways to hold simple data (simple being integers, strings etc.) data structures being things like Arrays, Collections.
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