Re: What Collection to use?
Philipp wrote:
Dear all,
My app can load files using a FileChooser. I would like to store the
last 4 loaded file pathes so I can use them later (ie fast access to
last used files). I'm looking for the perfect Collection to store these
4 File objects.
I think it should have the following properties
1. no duplicate objects
2. knowing the insert order (so you know which was last entered)
3. limited size (4 objects) and throwing out the oldest entry when
inserting a new one (like a ring buffer maybe)
Is there such a Collection already or do I have to homecook one?
#1 is a bit of a problem, because it excludes the closest collections. A
LinkedHashSet iterates in the order of original insertion, so a re-load
of the oldest file would not move it from being next to delete.
I would probably get rid of that property, and use a LinkedList wrapped
in a class that checks, every time it adds a new item, whether the
size() is greater than four, and if so deletes the first item.
Patricia
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