Collections · interview question
Why might you prefer a LinkedHashMap over a HashMap in certain scenarios?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
A. To maintain insertion order
Why
A LinkedHashMap maintains the order of elements as they were inserted, which can be beneficial if the order of elements is important. This is the key distinction compared to a standard HashMap, which does not maintain any order.
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