linklist.java

A simple chaine list example in java Warning: Descriptions and varables may ne hard to understand a

package separat;

class LinkList
{
private Link first; // ref to first link on list
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public LinkList() // constructor
{
first = null; // no items on list yet
}
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public boolean isEmpty() // true if list is empty
{
return (first==null);
}
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// insert at start of list
public void insertFirst(int id, double dd)
{ // make new link
Link newLink = new Link(id, dd);
newLink.next = first; // newLink --> old first
first = newLink; // first --> newLink
}
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public Link deleteFirst() // delete first item
{ // (assumes list not empty)
Link temp = first; // save reference to link
first = first.next; // delete it: first-->old next
return temp; // return deleted link
}
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public void displayList()
{
System.out.print("List (first-->last): ");
Link current = first; // start at beginning of list
while(current != null) // until end of list,
{
current.displayLink(); // print data
current = current.next; // move to next link
}
System.out.println("");
}
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} // end class LinkList