Differences between an array and any collection from the java Collection framework?

Question

As the title say I am looking into the \"Differences between an array and any collection from the java Collection framework\".

Thought it\'s high level enough to provide

Answer 1

There are 5 differences between Array and Collection as given below :

1. Arrays are fixed in size, whereas some Collections are grow-able in nature.

2. Arrays store homogeneous data. Collections store both homogeneous as well as heterogeneous data.

3. In Arrays, there are no underlining data structures, whereas Collections have underlining data structures.

4. Arrays are recommended for performance, whereas Collections are not.

5. Arrays use more memory space as compared to Collections.