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## Core Java Cookbooks and Examples

### Relevant Articles: 
- [Immutable ArrayList in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-immutable-list)
- [Java - Reading a Large File Efficiently](http://www.baeldung.com/java-read-lines-large-file)
- [Java InputStream to String](http://www.baeldung.com/convert-input-stream-to-string)
- [Converting between an Array and a List in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/convert-array-to-list-and-list-to-array)
- [Converting between an Array and a Set in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/convert-array-to-set-and-set-to-array)
- [Converting between a List and a Set in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/convert-list-to-set-and-set-to-list)
- [Convert a Map to an Array, List or Set in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/convert-map-values-to-array-list-set)
- [Java – Write to File](http://www.baeldung.com/java-write-to-file)
- [Java - Convert File to InputStream](http://www.baeldung.com/convert-file-to-input-stream)
- [Java – Random Long, Float, Integer and Double](http://www.baeldung.com/java-generate-random-long-float-integer-double)
- [Java – Generate Random String](http://www.baeldung.com/java-random-string)
- [Java Scanner](http://www.baeldung.com/java-scanner)
- [Java Timer](http://www.baeldung.com/java-timer-and-timertask)
- [Java – Byte Array to Writer](http://www.baeldung.com/java-convert-byte-array-to-writer)
- [How to Run a Shell Command in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/run-shell-command-in-java)
- [MD5 Hashing in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-md5)
- [Guide to the Java ArrayList](http://www.baeldung.com/java-arraylist)
- [Guide to Java Reflection](http://www.baeldung.com/java-reflection)
- [A Guide to Java Sockets](http://www.baeldung.com/a-guide-to-java-sockets)
- [Java 8 Collectors](http://www.baeldung.com/java-8-collectors)
- [Guide To CompletableFuture](http://www.baeldung.com/java-completablefuture)
- [Guide to Java 8’s Functional Interfaces](http://www.baeldung.com/java-8-functional-interfaces)
- [Convert char to String in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-convert-char-to-string)
- [Random List Element](http://www.baeldung.com/java-random-list-element)
- [Convert String to int or Integer in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-convert-string-to-int-or-integer)
- [Java 8 – Powerful Comparison with Lambdas](http://www.baeldung.com/java-8-sort-lambda)
- [Java – Directory Size](http://www.baeldung.com/java-folder-size)
- [Java – Try with Resources](http://www.baeldung.com/java-try-with-resources)
- [A Guide to the Java ExecutorService](http://www.baeldung.com/java-executor-service-tutorial)
- [Java 8 New Features](http://www.baeldung.com/java-8-new-features)
- [Lambda Expressions and Functional Interfaces: Tips and Best Practices](http://www.baeldung.com/java-8-lambda-expressions-tips)
- [The Double Colon Operator in Java 8](http://www.baeldung.com/java-8-double-colon-operator)
- [Java 8 Streams Advanced](http://www.baeldung.com/java-8-streams)
- [Introduction to Thread Pools in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/thread-pool-java-and-guava)
- [Introduction to Java 8 Streams](http://www.baeldung.com/java-8-streams-introduction)
- [Guide to the Fork/Join Framework in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-fork-join)
- [How to Print Screen in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/print-screen-in-java)
- [How to Convert String to different data types in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-string-conversions)
- [Introduction to Java Generics](http://www.baeldung.com/java-generics)
- [Generate equals() and hashCode() with Eclipse](http://www.baeldung.com/java-eclipse-equals-and-hashcode)
- [A Guide To Java Regular Expressions API](http://www.baeldung.com/regular-expressions-java)
- [Sorting in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-sorting)
- [Getting Started with Java Properties](http://www.baeldung.com/java-properties)
- [Grep in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/grep-in-java)
- [Java - Combine Multiple Collections](http://www.baeldung.com/java-combine-multiple-collections)
- [Simulated Annealing for Travelling Salesman Problem](http://www.baeldung.com/java-simulated-annealing-for-traveling-salesman)
- [Slope One Algorithm: Collaborative Filtering Recommendation Systems](http://www.baeldung.com/java-collaborative-filtering-recommendations)
- [Differences Between the Java WatchService API and the Apache Commons IO Monitor Library](http://www.baeldung.com/java-watchservice-vs-apache-commons-io-monitor-library)
- [Pattern Search with Grep in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/grep-in-java)
- [URL Encoding and Decoding in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-url-encoding-decoding)
- [Calculate the Size of a File in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-file-size)
- [The Basics of Java Generics](http://www.baeldung.com/java-generics)
- [The Traveling Salesman Problem in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-simulated-annealing-for-traveling-salesman)
- [How to Create an Executable JAR with Maven](http://www.baeldung.com/executable-jar-with-maven)
- [Guide to java.util.concurrent.Future](http://www.baeldung.com/java-future)
- [Guide to java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue](http://www.baeldung.com/java-blocking-queue)
- [Guide to CountDownLatch in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-countdown-latch)
- [How to Design a Genetic Algorithm in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-genetic-algorithm)
- [A Guide to ConcurrentMap](http://www.baeldung.com/java-concurrent-map)
- [Guide to PriorityBlockingQueue in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-priority-blocking-queue)
- [Guide to Java 8 groupingBy Collector](http://www.baeldung.com/java-groupingby-collector)
- [Avoiding the ConcurrentModificationException in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-concurrentmodificationexception)
- [Guide to WeakHashMap in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-weakhashmap)
- [Strategy Design Pattern in Java 8](http://www.baeldung.com/java-strategy-pattern)
- [Java 8 and Infinite Streams](http://www.baeldung.com/java-inifinite-streams)
- [Custom Thread Pools In Java 8 Parallel Streams](http://www.baeldung.com/java-8-parallel-streams-custom-threadpool)
- [String Operations with Java Streams](http://www.baeldung.com/java-stream-operations-on-strings)
- [Spring Security – Cache Control Headers](http://www.baeldung.com/spring-security-cache-control-headers)
- [Basic Introduction to JMX](http://www.baeldung.com/java-management-extensions)
- [AWS Lambda With Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-aws-lambda)
- [Introduction to Nashorn](http://www.baeldung.com/java-nashorn)
- [Exceptions in Java 8 Lambda Expressions](http://www.baeldung.com/java-lambda-exceptions)
- [Guide to the Guava BiMap](http://www.baeldung.com/guava-bimap)
- [Iterable to Stream in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-iterable-to-stream)
- [Java 8 Stream findFirst() vs. findAny()](http://www.baeldung.com/java-stream-findfirst-vs-findany)
- [Chained Exceptions in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-chained-exceptions)
- [The Java HashMap Under the Hood](http://www.baeldung.com/java-hashmap)
- [A Guide to LinkedHashMap in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-linked-hashmap)
- [A Guide to TreeMap in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-treemap)
- [A Quick JUnit vs TestNG Comparison](http://www.baeldung.com/junit-vs-testng)
- [Finding Max/Min of a List or Collection](http://www.baeldung.com/java-collection-min-max)
- [Guide to java.util.concurrent.Locks](http://www.baeldung.com/java-concurrent-locks)
- [Java Primitive Conversions](http://www.baeldung.com/java-primitive-conversions)
- [Java Money and the Currency API](http://www.baeldung.com/java-money-and-currency)
- [Guide to Java 8 Comparator.comparing()](http://www.baeldung.com/java-8-comparator-comparing)
- [Avoiding ConcurrentModificationException when iterating and removing](http://www.baeldung.com/avoiding-concurrentmodificationexception-when-iterating-and-removing)
- [Removing all nulls from a List in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-remove-nulls-from-list)
- [Removing all duplicates from a List in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-remove-duplicates-from-list)
- [An Introduction to ThreadLocal in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-threadlocal)
- [Using Math.pow in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-math-pow)
- [Converting Strings to Enums in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-string-to-enum)
- [Flattening Nested Collections in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-flatten-nested-collections)
- [Quick Guide to the Java StringTokenizer](http://www.baeldung.com/java-stringtokenizer)
- [JVM Log Forging](http://www.baeldung.com/jvm-log-forging)
- [Guide to sun.misc.Unsafe](http://www.baeldung.com/java-unsafe)
- [HashSet and TreeSet Comparison](http://www.baeldung.com/java-hashset-vs-treeset)
- [How to Perform a Simple HTTP Request in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-http-request)
- [Call Methods at Runtime Using Java Reflection](http://www.baeldung.com/java-method-reflection)
- [Guide to DelayQueue](http://www.baeldung.com/java-delay-queue)
