1.Collection vs Collections
首先，Collection和Collections是不同的概念，正如你从下面的继承关系图中可以看出， "Collection" 是Collection层次结构中的一个根接口，“Collections”是提供静态方法操作Collection类型的一个操作类。
Collection与Collections
2.集合的类层次关系
下图展示了Collection的类层次关系：
Collection继承关系
3.Map的类继承关系
Map的类层次关系
4.类总结
类总结
5.代码示例
List<String> a1 = new ArrayList<String>();
a1.add("Program");
a1.add("Creek");
a1.add("Java");
a1.add("Java");
System.out.println("ArrayList Elements");
System.out.print("\t" + a1 + "\n");
List<String> l1 = new LinkedList<String>();
l1.add("Program");
l1.add("Creek");
l1.add("Java");
l1.add("Java");
System.out.println("LinkedList Elements");
System.out.print("\t" + l1 + "\n");
Set<String> s1 = new HashSet<String>(); // or new TreeSet() will order the elements;
s1.add("Program");
s1.add("Creek");
s1.add("Java");
s1.add("Java");
s1.add("tutorial");
System.out.println("Set Elements");
System.out.print("\t" + s1 + "\n");
Map<String, String> m1 = new HashMap<String, String>(); // or new TreeMap() will order based on keys
m1.put("Windows", "2000");
m1.put("Windows", "XP");
m1.put("Language", "Java");
m1.put("Website", "programcreek.com");
System.out.println("Map Elements");
System.out.print("\t" + m1);
输出：
ArrayList Elements
[Program, Creek, Java, Java]
LinkedList Elements
[Program, Creek, Java, Java]
Set Elements
[tutorial, Creek, Program, Java]
Map Elements
{Windows=XP, Website=programcreek.com, Language=Java}
