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Thread: About add and remove method of ListNode, i don't understand....

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    Default About add and remove method of ListNode, i don't understand....

    class ListNode {
    	private	Object data;
    	private	ListNode next;
    	ListNode(Object o) { data = o; next = null; }
    	ListNode(Object o, ListNode nextNode) 
    		{ data = o; next = nextNode; }
    	void setData(Object data){
    		this.data = data;
    	}
    	void setNext(ListNode next){
    		this.next = next;
    	}
    	Object getData() { return data; }
    	ListNode getNext() { return next; }
    } // class ListNode
     
    class EmptyListException extends RuntimeException {
    	public EmptyListException () { super ("List is empty"); }
    } // class EmptyListException
     
    class LinkedList {
    	private ListNode head;
    	private ListNode tail;
    	public LinkedList() { head = tail = null; }
     
    	public boolean isEmpty() { return head == null; }
     
    	public void addToHead(Object item) {
    		if (isEmpty())
    			head = tail = new ListNode(item);
    		else
    			head = new ListNode(item,head);
    	}
    	public void addToTail(Object item) {
    		if (isEmpty())
    			head = tail = new ListNode(item);
    		else{
    			tail.setNext(new ListNode(item));
    			tail = tail.getNext();
    		}
    	}
    	public Object removeFromHead() throws EmptyListException {
    		Object item = null;
    		if (isEmpty())
    			throw new EmptyListException();
    		item = head.getData();
    		if ( head == tail )
    			head = tail = null;
    		else
    			head = head.getNext();
    		return item;
    	}
    	public Object removeFromTail() throws EmptyListException {
    		Object item = null;
    		if (isEmpty())
    			throw new EmptyListException();
    		item = tail.getData();
    		if (head == tail)
    			head = tail = null;
    		else{
    			ListNode current = head;
    			while(current.getNext() != tail){
    				current = current.getNext();
    			}
    			tail = current;
    			current.setNext(null);
    		}
    		return item;
    	}
    	@Override
    	public String toString () {
    		String s = "[ ";
    		ListNode current = head;
    		while (current != null) {
    			s += current.getData() + " ";
    			current = current.getNext();
    		}
    		return s + "]";
    	}
     
    	public int count(){
    		if (isEmpty())
    			return 0;
    		int count = 0;
    		ListNode current = head;
    		while (current != null){
    			count++;
    			current = current.getNext();
    		}
    		return count;
    	}
     
    	public Object get(int n){
    		ListNode current = head;
    		if (n >= 1 && n <= count()){
    			for (int i = 1; i < n; i++){
    				current = current.getNext();
    			}
    			return current.getData();
    		}
    		else{
    			return null;
    		}
    	}
     
    	public Object remove(int n){
    		if (n < 1 || n > count())
    			return null;
    		ListNode current = head;
    		ListNode previous = head;
    		while (!current.getData().equals(get(n))){
    			current = current.getNext();
    		}
    		if ( n == 1){
    			removeFromHead();
    		}
    		else if (n == count()){
    			removeFromTail();
    		}
    		else{
    			while (!previous.getData().equals(get(n-1))){
    				previous = previous.getNext();
    			}
    			previous.setNext(current.getNext());
    		}
    		return current.getData();
    	}
     
    	public void add(int n, Object item){
    		ListNode current = head;
    		ListNode previous = head;
    		if (n <= 1){
    			addToHead(item);
    		}
    		else if (n > count()){
    			addToTail(item);
    		}
    		else{
    			while (!current.getData().equals(get(n))){
    				current = current.getNext();
    			}
    			while (!previous.getData().equals(get(n-1))){
    				previous = previous.getNext();
    			}
    			previous.setNext(new ListNode(item, current));
    		}
    	}
    } // class LinkedList

    Who can explain the logic of method?
    Thank you


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    Default Re: About add and remove method of ListNode, i don't understand....

    Have you tried playing computer with the code using a piece of paper to see what it does?

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