Before Java 21, getting the first or last element worked differently for each collection type: list.get(0) and list.get(list.size() - 1) for lists, deque.getFirst() for deques, sortedSet.first() for sorted sets, and nothing convenient at all for LinkedHashSet. Sequenced collections, added in Java 21, give every collection with a defined encounter order one common set of methods.
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