Add FastUtil lists for lists of primitives (#29282)

* Add FastUtil lists for lists of primitives

* fix: rearranged content
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SimonFuet
2019-06-27 20:49:34 +02:00
committed by Randell Dawson
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@ -15,82 +15,82 @@ Always import the most specific package in order to save memory size and perform
`ArrayList` is a class that is used to create dynamic arrays. It is slower than regular arrays but allows for a lot of manipulation. It should be initialized to have a specific size or it will have the default size of 10 units.
```java
ArrayList<String> names = new ArrayList<>();
ArrayList<Integer> ages = new ArrayList<>(5);
```
```java
ArrayList<String> names = new ArrayList<>();
ArrayList<Integer> ages = new ArrayList<>(5);
```
In the above snippet, the angle brackets `<>` take a generic data type as argument specifying data type of the elements in the ArrayList. The first ArrayList `names` is specified as containing *String* elements. Thus, it will only be allowed to contain String elements. Its size is not specified so it will have a default size of 10. The second ArrayList `ages` has specified that it will only hold integers. But ArrayList cannot hold primitives, it only holds objects. Thus to make it store integers, floats, etc., we can use wrapper classes. `names` will have a specified size of 5.
Since ArrayList implements *List*, an ArrayList can be created using the following syntax:
```java
List<Integer> students = new ArrayList<>();
```
```java
List<Integer> students = new ArrayList<>();
```
An ArrayList is dynamic, meaning it will grow in size if required and similarly shrink in size if elements are deleted from it. This is what makes it more flexible than normal arrays.
An ArrayList is dynamic, meaning it will grow in size if required and similarly shrink in size if elements are deleted from it. This is what makes it more flexible than normal arrays.
**Add elements to the list**
```java
variable.add(String e);
variable.add(int index, String element);
```
```java
variable.add(String e);
variable.add(int index, String element);
```
**Clear/Delete all elements from the list**
```java
variable.clear();
```
```java
variable.clear();
```
**Delete element at specified index from the list**
```java
variable_name.remove(index_number);
```
```java
variable_name.remove(index_number);
```
**Access element at specified index**
```java
variable_name.get(index_number);
```
```java
variable_name.get(index_number);
```
**Modify/update element at specified index**
```java
variable_name.set(index_number,element);
```
```java
variable_name.set(index_number,element);
```
**Get the size of the list**
```java
variable_name.size();
```
```java
variable_name.size();
```
**Get a sublist of the list**
```java
variable_name.subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex);
```
```java
variable_name.subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex);
```
**Reverse elements in list**
```java
import java.util.Collections; // package
Collections.reverse(variable_name);
```
```java
import java.util.Collections; // package
Collections.reverse(variable_name);
```
**Sort elements in ascending order**
```java
Collections.sort(variable_name);
```
```java
Collections.sort(variable_name);
```
**Sort elements in descending order**
```java
```java
Collections.sort(variable_name, Collections.reverseOrder());
```
```
**Creating Array from ArrayList**
```java
Object[] arr = variable_name.toArray(new Object[variable_name.size()]);
```
```java
Object[] arr = variable_name.toArray(new Object[variable_name.size()]);
```
**Creating ArrayList from Array**
@ -118,7 +118,18 @@ So when it comes down to choosing between the two - if speed is critical then Ve
`.remove(int ind)`
- O(n). For the same reason as above. The elements must be shifted after removal.
It is important to understand the Big O for methods of data structures. This way, you can choose the most efficient data structure for your program.
It is important to understand the Big O for methods of data structures. This way, you can choose the most efficient data structure for your program.
#### More Information
## ArrayLists and primitives
As mentioned before, ArrayLists cannot hold primitive types, and one has to use their corresponding wrapper classes.
However it comes with a cost: every time you put a primitive value in the list, or every time you get a wrapped value from the list and put it into a primitive variable, the value is automatically converted from the wrapper objet to the primitive value or the other way around. This is called boxing and unboxing. To avoid these additionnal (useless) conversions, there is the FastUtil library. They have specialkinds of lists that use directly the primitive types.
Here are a few examples:
- IntList (and its implementation IntArrayList)
- BooleanList (and its implementation BooleanArrayList)
- DoubleList (and its implementation DoubleArrayList)
- and so on with all 8 primitive java types
Of course they implement the java.util List interface, so they can be used exactly like usual ArrayLists.
## More Information
- [ArrayList Documentation](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/ArrayList.html)