Below are the Big O performance of common functions of different Java Collections.
| List | Add | Remove | Get | Contains | Next | Data Structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArrayList | O(1) | O(n) | O(1) | O(n) | O(1) | Array |
| LinkedList | O(1) | O(1) | O(n) | O(n) | O(1) | Linked List |
| CopyOnWriteArrayList | O(n) | O(n) | O(1) | O(n) | O(1) | Array |
| Set | Add | Remove | Contains | Next | Size | Data Structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HashSet | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | O(h/n) | O(1) | Hash Table |
| LinkedHashSet | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | Hash Table + Linked List |
| EnumSet | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | Bit Vector |
| TreeSet | O(log n) | O(log n) | O(log n) | O(log n) | O(1) | Red-black tree |
| CopyOnWriteArraySet | O(n) | O(n) | O(n) | O(1) | O(1) | Array |
| ConcurrentSkipListSet | O(log n) | O(log n) | O(log n) | O(1) | O(n) | Skip List |
| Queue | Offer | Peak | Poll | Remove | Size | Data Structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PriorityQueue | O(log n) | O(1) | O(log n) | O(n) | O(1) | Priority Heap |
| LinkedList | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | Array |
| ArrayDequeue | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | O(n) | O(1) | Linked List |
| ConcurrentLinkedQueue | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | O(n) | O(n) | Linked List |
| ArrayBlockingQueue | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | O(n) | O(1) | Array |
| PriorirityBlockingQueue | O(log n) | O(1) | O(log n) | O(n) | O(1) | Priority Heap |
| SynchronousQueue | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | O(n) | O(1) | None! |
| DelayQueue | O(log n) | O(1) | O(log n) | O(n) | O(1) | Priority Heap |
| LinkedBlockingQueue | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | O(n) | O(1) | Linked List |
| Map | Get | ContainsKey | Next | Data Structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HashMap | O(1) | O(1) | O(h / n) | Hash Table |
| LinkedHashMap | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | Hash Table + Linked List |
| IdentityHashMap | O(1) | O(1) | O(h / n) | Array |
| WeakHashMap | O(1) | O(1) | O(h / n) | Hash Table |
| EnumMap | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | Array |
| TreeMap | O(log n) | O(log n) | O(log n) | Red-black tree |
| ConcurrentHashMap | O(1) | O(1) | O(h / n) | Hash Tables |
| ConcurrentSkipListMap | O(log n) | O(log n) | O(1) | Skip List |
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