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Thread: trouble with linked lists

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    Default trouble with linked lists

    I'm trying to make a dictionary program using linked lists. I need four classes, one that holds the word and the meaning. One that creates the node of information and its link field. Another class that creates and maintains a linked list of words and their meanings. And then a test class.

    so far I have
    public class WordMeaning 
    {
        String theword;
        String def;
        WordMeaning(String t, String d)
        {
            theword = t;
            def = d;
        }
        String getword()
        {
            return theword;
        }
        String getdef()
        {
            return def;
        }
     
     
    }

    public class WordMeaningNode 
    {
     
        WordMeaning word;
        WordMeaning next;
        WordMeaningNode(WordMeaning w)
        {
     
            word = w;
            next = null;
        }
    }

    public class WordList 
    {
        WordMeaningNode list;
        WordList()
        {
            list = null;
        }
     
        void add(WordMeaning a)
        {
            WordMeaningNode temp = new WordMeaningNode(a);
            temp.next = list;
            list = temp;
        }
     
        void add2(WordMeaning a2) //appending to a list
        {
            WordMeaningNode temp = new WordMeaningNode(a2);
            if (listIsEmpty())
            {
                list = temp;
            }
            else
            {
                WordMeaningNode curr = list;
                while(curr.next != null)
                {
                    curr = curr.next;
                }
                curr.next = temp;
            }
        }
     
        boolean listIsEmpty()
        {
            boolean empty;
            if(list == null)
            {
                empty = true;
            }       
            else
            {
                empty = false;
            }
     
     
            return empty;
        }
     
     
     
     
     
    }

    Not sure why i'm getting errors in the list class in the add methods.


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    Default Re: trouble with linked lists

    getting errors
    Please copy the full text of the error messages and post it here.
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    temp.next = list;
    curr = curr.next;
    curr.next = temp;
    those lines in the wordlist class gives me errors.

    says incompatible types
    required: WordMeaning
    found: WordMeaningNode

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    says incompatible types
    required: WordMeaning
    found: WordMeaningNode
    The code is using a variable of type: WordMeaningNode where it should use one of type: WordMeaning
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    okay. So, how would be the correct way to go about this. Because i'm using the same code that my professor gave us.

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    Default Re: trouble with linked lists

    Did you copy and paste the source, or did you type it in from notes?

    Can you post the full text of the error messages? You've left out some of the information.
    The message should show the source with a ^ under the location of the error.
    Here is a sample from the javac compiler:
    TestSorts.java:138: cannot find symbol
    symbol  : variable var
    location: class TestSorts
             var = 2;
             ^
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    I got it. next should have been declared as WordMeaningNode instead of WordMeaning in wordMeaningNode class. thank you.

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