JavaAlgorithms/data_structures/LinkedLists.java
2016-11-22 15:55:15 +00:00

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/*
* A linked list is similar to an array, it holds 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 grows 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.
*/
class LinkedList{
private Link head; //Head refers to the front of the list
public LinkedList(){
head = null;
}
public void insertHead(int x){ //Insert an element at the head
Link newLink = new Link(x); //Create a new link with a value attached to it
newLink.next = head; //Set the new link to point to the current head
head = newLink; //Now set the new link to be the head
}
public Link deleteHead(){ //Delete the element at the head
Link 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;
}
public boolean isEmpty(){ //Returns true if list is empty
return(head == null);
}
public void display(){ //Prints contents of the list
Link current = head;
while(current!=null){
current.displayLink();
current = current.next;
}
System.out.println();
}
}
class Link{
public int value;
public Link next; //This is what the link will point to
public Link(int valuein){
value = valuein;
}
public void displayLink(){
System.out.print(value+" ");
}
}
//Example
public class LinkedLists{
public static void main(String args[]){
LinkedList myList = new LinkedList();
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
}
}