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Using Collections and Arrays

In this exercise, you will see how the Collections Framework supporting classes of Collections and Arrays can help you manipulate and work with data more easily.

This exercise is part of the course

Data Types and Exceptions in Java

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Exercise instructions

  • Add "Lima", "Bogota", "Santiago" to the capitals ArrayList.
  • Convert the array in the euCapitals variable to a List.
  • Sort capitals alphabetically.
  • Reverse the order of capitals

Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

import java.util.*;

public class AllTheCities {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String[] euCapitals = {"Paris", "London", "Prague"};
		ArrayList capitals = new ArrayList();
        
        // Add cities to capitals all at once
		Collections.____(____, "Lima", "Bogota", "Santiago");
        // Convert euCapitals to List
        ____<____> euCapitalsList = Arrays.____(euCapitals);
        // Sort capitals
        ____.____(capitals);
        // Reverse capitals
        ____;
        
		System.out.println(capitals);
		System.out.println(euCapitalsList);
		System.out.println(euCapitals);
	}
}
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