/** * This class implements a SinglyLinked List. This is done * using SinglyLinkedList class and a LinkForLinkedList Class. * * A linked list is implar to an array, it hold values. * However, links in a linked list do not have indexes. With * a linked list you do not need to predetermine it's size as * it gorws and shrinks as it is edited. This is an example of * a singly linked list. Elements can only be added/removed * at the head/front of the list. * * @author Unknown * */ class SinglyLinkedList{ /**Head refered to the front of the list */ private Node head; /** * Constructor of SinglyLinkedList */ public SinglyLinkedList(){ head = null; } /** * This method inserts an element at the head * * @param x Element to be added */ public void insertHead(int x){ Node newNode = new Node(x); //Create a new link with a value attached to it newNode.next = head; //Set the new link to point to the current head head = newNode; //Now set the new link to be the head } /** * This method deletes an element at the head * * @return The element deleted */ public Node deleteHead(){ Node temp = head; head = head.next; //Make the second element in the list the new head, the Java garbage collector will later remove the old head return temp; } /** * Checks if the list is empty * * @return true is list is empty */ public boolean isEmpty(){ return(head == null); } /** * Prints contents of the list */ public void display(){ Node current = head; while(current!=null){ System.out.print(current.getValue()+" "); current = current.next; } System.out.println(); } /** * Main method * * @param args Command line arguments */ public static void main(String args[]){ SinglyLinkedList myList = new SinglyLinkedList(); System.out.println(myList.isEmpty()); //Will print true myList.insertHead(5); myList.insertHead(7); myList.insertHead(10); myList.display(); // 10(head) --> 7 --> 5 myList.deleteHead(); myList.display(); // 7(head) --> 5 } } /** * This class is the nodes of the SinglyLinked List. * They consist of a vlue and a pointer to the node * after them. * * @author Unknown * */ class Node{ /** The value of the node */ public int value; /** Point to the next node */ public Node next; //This is what the link will point to /** * Constructor * * @param valuein Value to be put in the node */ public Node(int valuein){ value = valuein; } /** * Returns value of the node */ public int getValue(){ return value; } }