🎯 1. What is the Set Interface?

Set is a collection that does NOT allow duplicate elements.

Key guarantees:

βœ” No duplicates

βœ” No index-based access

βœ” Order depends on implementation

If you add the same element twice β†’ it’s stored once.


⭐ 2. Why Set Exists?

Because many real-world problems need uniqueness:

βœ” Unique usernames

βœ” Unique email IDs

βœ” Unique tags

βœ” Remove duplicates from a list

Set handles this automatically.


🧱 3. Set Interface Hierarchy

Collection
   └── Set
        β”œβ”€β”€ HashSet
        β”œβ”€β”€ LinkedHashSet
        └── TreeSet