# The Influence of the Java Collection Framework on Overall Energy Consumption

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.00984 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1602.00984/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 2 Feb 2016.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

This paper presents a detailed study of the energy consumption of the different Java Collection Framework (JFC) implementations. For each method of an implementation in this framework, we present its energy consumption when handling different amounts of data. Knowing the greenest methods for each implementation, we present an energy optimization approach for Java programs: based on calls to JFC methods in the source code of a program, we select the greenest implementation. Finally, we present preliminary results of optimizing a set of Java programs where we obtained 6.2% energy savings.