Package org.apache.avalon.excalibur.collections

Collection utilities including binaryHeap, fixed, variable and circular buffers, and priority queues.

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Interface Summary
Buffer Deprecated. use org.apache.commons.collections.Buffer instead
PriorityQueue Deprecated. use org.apache.commons.collections.PriorityQueue instead
 

Class Summary
ArrayEnumeration Deprecated. use org.apache.commons.collections.ArrayEnumeration instead
ArrayStack Deprecated. use org.apache.commons.collections.ArrayStack instead;
BinaryHeap Deprecated. use org.apache.commons.collections.BinaryHeap instead;
BucketMap Deprecated. use org.apache.commons.collections.StaticBucketMap instead
CircularBuffer Deprecated. use one of the Buffer implementations instead.
FixedSizeBuffer Deprecated. use org.apache.commons.collections.BoundedFifoBuffer instead
IteratorEnumeration Deprecated. use org.apache.commons.collections.IteratorEnumeration instead
ListUtils Deprecated. use org.apache.commons.collections.ListUtils instead
SynchronizedPriorityQueue Deprecated. use org.apache.commons.collections.SynchronizedPriorityQueue instead
VariableSizeBuffer Deprecated. use org.apache.commons.collections.UnboundedFifoBuffer instead
 

Exception Summary
BufferOverflowException Deprecated. use org.apache.commons.collections.BufferOverflowException instead
BufferUnderflowException Deprecated. use org.apache.commons.collections.BufferUnderflowException instead
 

Package org.apache.avalon.excalibur.collections Description

Collection utilities including binaryHeap, fixed, variable and circular buffers, and priority queues.

These classes have all been deprecated in favor of the Jakarta Commons version of the collection classes.

Overview

The introduction of the Collections API by Sun in JDK 1.2 has been a boon to quick and effective Java programming. Ready access to powerful data structures has accelerated development by reducing the need for custom container classes around each core object. Most Java2 APIs are significantly easier to use because of the Collections API. However, there are certain holes left unfilled by Sun's implementations, and the Jakarta-Commons Collections Component strives to fulfill them. Among the features of this package are:



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