Generic and highly expanded library collection has been greatly increased strength Java 5 and Java 6. Java Generics and Collections covers everything from basic use mostly generic drugs into a strange corner cases. It teaches you everything you need to know about the collections libraries, so you'll always know which collection suitable for any given task, and how to use it. Topics covered include: Fundamentals of generics: type parameters and generic methods Other new features: boxing and unboxing, foreach loops, varargs subtyping and wildcards Evolution not revolution: generic libraries with legacy clients and generic clients with legacy libraries Generics and reflection Design patterns for generics Sets, Queues, lists, Maps, and their implementations Concurrent programming and thread safety with collections Performance implications of different collections Generic and the new collection libraries they inspired take Java to a new level. So far the best book on the topic, he provides a clear tutorial that starts with the basics and ends leaving the reader with a deep understanding of both the use and design of generics. " Gilad Bracha, Java Generics Lead, Sun Microsystems