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47 <h1>The Collections Framework</h1>
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49 <p>The collections framework is a unified architecture for
50 representing and manipulating collections, enabling them to be
51 manipulated independently of the details of their representation.
52 It reduces programming effort while increasing performance. It
53 enables interoperability among unrelated APIs, reduces effort in
54 designing and learning new APIs, and fosters software reuse. The
55 framework is based on more than a dozen collection interfaces. It
56 includes implementations of these interfaces and algorithms to
57 manipulate them.</p>
58 <p>The documents in this section are non-normative portions of
59 the Java™ Platform, Standard Edition API Specification.</p>
60 <ul>
61 <li><b><a href="coll-overview.html">Overview</a></b> - An overview of
62 the collections framework.</li>
63 </ul>
64 <ul>
65 <li><b><a href="coll-reference.html">Annotated API Outline</a></b> - An
66 annotated outline of the classes and interfaces comprising the
67 collections framework, with links into the API Specification.</li>
68 </ul>
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70 <li><b><a href="coll-designfaq.html">Design FAQ</a></b> - Answers to
71 frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the design of the
72 collections framework.</li>
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