Differences Between Arrays And Collections

This post summaries the difference between Arrays and Collections.

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Differences Between Arrays And Collections

ArraysCollections
Arrays are Fixed in Size.Collections are Growable in Nature.
With Respect to Memory Arrays are Not Recommended to Use.With Respect to Memory Collections are Recommended to Use
With Respect to Performance, Arrays are Recommended to Use.With Respect to Performance Collections are Not Recommended to Use.
Arrays can Hold Only Homogeneous Data Elements.Collections can Hold Both Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Elements.
Arrays can Hold Both Primitives and Objects.Collections can Hold Only Objects but Not Primitives.
Arrays Concept is Not implemented based on Some Standard Data Structure. Hence Readymade Method Support is Not Available.For every Collection class underlying Data Structure is Available Hence Readymade Method Support is Available for Every Requirement.

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