For example, an array can store primitive values or object references. I refer to this latter category of data structures as containers. ... Data structures and algorithms in Java Collections.

The Java Platform provides the most commonly used data structures in the form of the Collections Framework, and it provides a rich API to operate on them. This article explains the concepts behind ...

Value classes and primitive classes will have a big impact on Java and its ecosystem. The current roadmap for Project Valhalla plans to introduce value classes first, followed by primitive classes.

Primitive types represent the simplest, most direct way to represent data in code. Even the most complicated classes in Java can be flattened down to nothing more than the set of primitive data types ...

An object, on the other hand, is a more complex data structure that can have multiple values and methods. Like primitive types, however, they still need to be stored somewhere and they still need ...