Complete Guide to Data Structures in Java
Primitive Data Structures
• int – 32-bit integer, fast arithmetic, default 0
• float – 32-bit decimal, lower precision
• double – 64-bit decimal, high precision
• char – single Unicode character
• boolean – true/false values
• byte, short, long – numeric variations
Linear Data Structures
• Array – fixed size, indexed access, fast lookup
• String – immutable character sequence
• StringBuilder – mutable, non-thread-safe
• StringBuffer – mutable, thread-safe
• ArrayList – resizable array, fast read
• LinkedList – doubly linked, fast insert/delete
• Vector – synchronized ArrayList
• Stack – LIFO, push/pop
• Queue – FIFO structure
• Deque – double-ended queue
• PriorityQueue – heap-based, ordered by priority
Set Implementations
• HashSet – unordered, unique elements, O(1) access
• LinkedHashSet – maintains insertion order
• TreeSet – sorted order, Red-Black Tree
Map Implementations
• HashMap – key-value, unordered, fast lookup
• LinkedHashMap – insertion order preserved
• TreeMap – sorted keys, Red-Black Tree
• Hashtable – synchronized legacy map
• ConcurrentHashMap – thread-safe, high performance
Non-Linear Data Structures
• Tree – hierarchical structure
• Binary Tree – max two children
• Binary Search Tree – sorted structure
• Heap – complete binary tree, min/max
• Trie – prefix-based string tree
• Graph – nodes & edges, directed/undirected
Specialized Structures
• EnumSet – high-performance enum storage
• EnumMap – enum keys only
• WeakHashMap – GC-friendly keys
• IdentityHashMap – reference-based comparison
• BitSet – compact bit storage