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Kristian Waagan commented on DERBY-6075:
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+1 on the switch to using interfaces in the signatures
> Use modern collections in impl/sql/compile
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> Key: DERBY-6075
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-6075
> Project: Derby
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: SQL
> Affects Versions: 10.10.0.0
> Reporter: Knut Anders Hatlen
> Assignee: Knut Anders Hatlen
> Priority: Minor
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> The code in the org.apache.derby.impl.sql.compile package predates the Java
> Collections Framework and uses old-style collections like java.util.Vector
> and java.util.Hashtable. Since the old-style collection classes are used in
> many method signatures, it's difficult to use modern collection classes when
> adding new code.
> I suggest we switch to using interfaces (like java.util.List and
> java.util.Map) instead of specific classes in the signatures, so that we have
> more flexibility in choosing the right collection class for the job.
> Only changing the signatures would allow us to continue using Vector and
> Hashtable, since they implement the interfaces. However, I think it would be
> good to switch to ArrayList and HashMap in a second step. The instances in
> impl/sql/compile are not shared between threads, so we don't need the
> synchronization provided by the old-style classes. Switching to
> unsynchronized classes may make compilation slightly faster.
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