introduce
The bottom implementation of ArrayList is an array, with high query efficiency, low efficiency of adding and deleting, orderly, empty elements, and repeated data. It is not safe for threads.
ArrayList initialization
- ArrayList() is constructed with no arguments and is initialized with an empty array size.
/** * Shared empty array instance used for default sized empty instances. We * distinguish this from EMPTY_ELEMENTDATA to know how much to inflate when * first element is added. */ private static final Object[] DEFAULTCAPACITY_EMPTY_ELEMENTDATA = {}; . /** * Constructs an empty list with an initial capacity of ten. */ public ArrayList() { this.elementData = DEFAULTCAPACITY_EMPTY_ELEMENTDATA; }Copy the codeDEFAULT_CAPACITY = 10 default capacity = 10
/** * Default initial capacity. */ private static final int DEFAULT_CAPACITY = 10; . /** * Appends the specified element to the end of this list. * * @param e element to be appended to this list * @return <tt>true</tt> (as specified by {@link Collection#add}) */ public boolean add(E e) { ensureCapacityInternal(size + 1); // Increments modCount!! elementData[size++] = e; return true; }... private void ensureCapacityInternal(int minCapacity) { ensureExplicitCapacity(calculateCapacity(elementData, minCapacity)); } private static int calculateCapacity(Object[] elementData, int minCapacity) { if (elementData == DEFAULTCAPACITY_EMPTY_ELEMENTDATA) { return Math.max(DEFAULT_CAPACITY, minCapacity); } return minCapacity; }Copy the code- The argument construct ArrayList(int initialCapacity) specifies the initialCapacity. You can see that the size of the array storing the data (elementData) is initialized, but no elements are added, and the size of the collection remains 0.
/** * Constructs an empty list with the specified initial capacity. * * @param initialCapacity the initial capacity of the list * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified initial capacity * is negative */ public ArrayList(int initialCapacity) { if (initialCapacity > 0) { this.elementData = new Object[initialCapacity]; } else if (initialCapacity == 0) { this.elementData = EMPTY_ELEMENTDATA; } else { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal Capacity: "+ initialCapacity); }}Copy the codeAfter initialization set data to the collection, if the set index more than a list. The size will be thrown ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException exception, as you can see through the set of rangeCheck method.
/** * Replaces the element at the specified position in this list with * the specified element. * * @param index index of the element to replace * @param element element to be stored at the specified position * @return the element previously at the specified position * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc} */ public E set(int index, E element) { rangeCheck(index); E oldValue = elementData(index); elementData[index] = element; return oldValue; }... /** * Checks if the given index is in range. If not, throws an appropriate * runtime exception. This method does *not* check if the index is * negative: It is always used immediately prior to an array access, * which throws an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if index is negative. */ private void rangeCheck(int index) { if (index >= size) throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(outOfBoundsMsg(index)); }Copy the codecapacity
- Array expansion is done in two steps (the expansion is done while adding elements)
- Expand (copy the original array to another array with a larger memory space)
/**
* Increases the capacity to ensure that it can hold at least the
* number of elements specified by the minimum capacity argument.
*
* @param minCapacity the desired minimum capacity
*/
private void grow(int minCapacity) {
// overflow-conscious code
int oldCapacity = elementData.length;
int newCapacity = oldCapacity + (oldCapacity >> 1);
if (newCapacity - minCapacity < 0)
newCapacity = minCapacity;
if (newCapacity - MAX_ARRAY_SIZE > 0)
newCapacity = hugeCapacity(minCapacity);
// minCapacity is usually close to size, so this is a win:
elementData = Arrays.copyOf(elementData, newCapacity);
}
Copy the code- Add elements (add new elements to the expanded array)
- Expansion ratio
As shown in the following code, int newCapacity = oldCapacity + (oldCapacity >> 1) in grow method is used to expand the array (JDK1.8), which is more efficient than before.
/** * Appends the specified element to the end of this list. * * @param e element to be appended to this list * @return <tt>true</tt> (as specified by {@link Collection#add}) */ public boolean add(E e) { ensureCapacityInternal(size + 1); // Increments modCount!! elementData[size++] = e; return true; }... private void ensureCapacityInternal(int minCapacity) { ensureExplicitCapacity(calculateCapacity(elementData, minCapacity)); } private void ensureExplicitCapacity(int minCapacity) { modCount++; // overflow-conscious code if (minCapacity - elementData.length > 0) grow(minCapacity); } /** * Increases the capacity to ensure that it can hold at least the * number of elements specified by the minimum capacity argument. * * @param minCapacity the desired minimum capacity */ private void grow(int minCapacity) { // overflow-conscious code int oldCapacity = elementData.length; int newCapacity = oldCapacity + (oldCapacity >> 1); if (newCapacity - minCapacity < 0) newCapacity = minCapacity; if (newCapacity - MAX_ARRAY_SIZE > 0) newCapacity = hugeCapacity(minCapacity); // minCapacity is usually close to size, so this is a win: elementData = Arrays.copyOf(elementData, newCapacity); }Copy the code- The maximum capacity of the ArrayList after expansion cannot exceed the maximum value of the Integer
/** * The maximum size of array to allocate. * Some VMs reserve some header words in an array. * Attempts to allocate larger arrays may result in * OutOfMemoryError: Requested array size exceeds VM limit */ private static final int MAX_ARRAY_SIZE = Integer.MAX_VALUE - 8; . private static int hugeCapacity(int minCapacity) { if (minCapacity < 0) // overflow throw new OutOfMemoryError(); MAX_VALUE return (minCapacity > MAX_ARRAY_SIZE)? Integer.MAX_VALUE : MAX_ARRAY_SIZE; }Copy the codeAdd and Delete
As the related code below shows, adding and removing an array that involves copying and moving (as in the system.arrayCopy operation in the following code) is less efficient. Therefore, ArrayList is not suitable for queues, because queues are usually FIFO (first in, first out), using ArrayList to add and delete operations, which is more performance expensive.
/** * Appends the specified element to the end of this list. * * @param e element to be appended to this list * @return <tt>true</tt> (as specified by {@link Collection#add}) */ public boolean add(E e) { ensureCapacityInternal(size + 1); // Increments modCount!! elementData[size++] = e; return true; } /** * Inserts the specified element at the specified position in this * list. Shifts the element currently at that position (if any) and * any subsequent elements to the right (adds one to their indices). * * @param index index at which the specified element is to be inserted * @param element element to be inserted * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc} */ public void add(int index, E element) { rangeCheckForAdd(index); ensureCapacityInternal(size + 1); // Increments modCount!! System.arraycopy(elementData, index, elementData, index + 1, size - index); elementData[index] = element; size++; } /** * Removes the element at the specified position in this list. * Shifts any subsequent elements to the left (subtracts one from their * indices). * * @param index the index of the element to be removed * @return the element that was removed from the list * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc} */ public E remove(int index) { rangeCheck(index); modCount++; E oldValue = elementData(index); int numMoved = size - index - 1; if (numMoved > 0) System.arraycopy(elementData, index+1, elementData, index, numMoved); elementData[--size] = null; // clear to let GC do its work return oldValue; } /** * Removes the first occurrence of the specified element from this list, * if it is present. If the list does not contain the element, it is * unchanged. More formally, removes the element with the lowest index * <tt>i</tt> such that * <tt>(o==null ? get(i)==null : o.equals(get(i)))</tt> * (if such an element exists). Returns <tt>true</tt> if this list * contained the specified element (or equivalently, if this list * changed as a result of the call). * * @param o element to be removed from this list, if present * @return <tt>true</tt> if this list contained the specified element */ public boolean remove(Object o) { if (o == null) { for (int index = 0; index < size; index++) if (elementData[index] == null) { fastRemove(index); return true; } } else { for (int index = 0; index < size; index++) if (o.equals(elementData[index])) { fastRemove(index); return true; } } return false; } /* * Private remove method that skips bounds checking and does not * return the value removed. */ private void fastRemove(int index) { modCount++; int numMoved = size - index - 1; if (numMoved > 0) System.arraycopy(elementData, index+1, elementData, index, numMoved); elementData[--size] = null; // clear to let GC do its work }Copy the codeorder
- The underlying implementation of ArrayList is an array, and arrays are subscripted, so they must be ordered
- The elements in the collection are ordered in the order they were added (whether the implementation class ArrayList or LinkedList)
conclusion
- The majority of ArrayList queries do not involve too many frequent additions and deletions. Note that data migration in arrays affects efficiency
- Use a LinkedList if you’re constantly adding and deleting things
- ArrayList not thread-safe, the pursuit of thread safe use Vector (all method combined with a synchronized) or Collections. SynchronizedList (all the way on a synchronized)
- Adding and deleting arrays requires copying and moving arrays, which is less efficient and cost performance. Arraylists are not good for queues, but arrays are good, such as ArrayBlockingQueue, which is implemented internally as a fixed-length array.
- Arraylists are ordered and the elements stored are repeatable, and null values are allowed. For other collections, such as TreeSet, null values are not allowed. Hashsets are unordered and allow null; Linkedhashsets are arranged in the order they are added, null is allowed, and none of the above three collections can store duplicate data and are not thread safe