Lesson9.Maps and Equality

Lesson 9. Maps and Equality

In this lesson you will learn more about the hash table data structure classes in Java. You will also learn about the fundamental concept of equality. Understanding these two fundamental, related topics is critical to your ability to master Java. Yet many developers with years of Java experience do not fully understand these concepts. Insidious defects and severe performance issues can arise from this lack of education. Before we start on these important topics, however, you'll learn about logical operators, an equally important topic.

You will learn about:

• logical operators

• hash tables

• equality

• toString

• Map andSet implementations

• Strings and equality