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diff --git a/java.html.markdown b/java.html.markdown index 621d500c..36d56625 100644 --- a/java.html.markdown +++ b/java.html.markdown @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public class LearnJava { // LinkedLists - Implementation of doubly-linked list. All of the // operations perform as could be expected for a // doubly-linked list. - // Maps - A set of objects that map keys to values. Map is + // Maps - A mapping of key Objects to value Objects. Map is // an interface and therefore cannot be instantiated. // The type of keys and values contained in a Map must // be specified upon instantiation of the implementing @@ -289,10 +289,16 @@ public class LearnJava { // HashMaps - This class uses a hashtable to implement the Map // interface. This allows the execution time of basic // operations, such as get and insert element, to remain - // constant even for large sets. - // TreeMap - This class is a sorted tree structure. It implements a red - // black tree and sorts the entries based on the key value or - // the comparator provided while creating the object + // constant-amortized even for large sets. + // TreeMap - A Map that is sorted by its keys. Each modification + // maintains the sorting defined by either a Comparator + // supplied at instantiation, or comparisons of each Object + // if they implement the Comparable interface. + // Failure of keys to implement Comparable combined with failure to + // supply a Comparator will throw ClassCastExceptions. + // Insertion and removal operations take O(log(n)) time + // so avoid using this data structure unless you are taking + // advantage of the sorting. /////////////////////////////////////// // Operators |