// File: SortedList.java // // Author: Rahul Simha // Created: Sept 29, 1998 // // Sorted linked list. abstract class ComparableObject { public abstract int compare (ComparableObject c); } class ListItem { ComparableObject data = null; ListItem next = null; // Constructor. public ListItem (ComparableObject obj) { data = obj; next = null; } // Accessor. public ComparableObject getData () { return data; } } // Linked list class - also a dynamic class. class LinkedList { ListItem front = null; ListItem rear = null; int numItems = 0; // Current number of items. // Could this class use a constructor? // Instance method to add a data item. public void addData (ComparableObject obj) { if (front == null) { front = new ListItem (obj); rear = front; } else { // Find the right place. ListItem tempPtr=front, prevPtr=front; boolean found = false; while ( (!found) && (tempPtr != null) ) { if (tempPtr.data.compare(obj) > 0) { found = true; break; } prevPtr = tempPtr; tempPtr = tempPtr.next; } // Now insert. if (!found) { // Insert at rear. rear.next = new ListItem (obj); rear = rear.next; } else if (tempPtr == front) { // Insert in front. ListItem Lptr = new ListItem (obj); Lptr.next = front; front = Lptr; } else { // Insert in the middle. ListItem Lptr = new ListItem (obj); prevPtr.next = Lptr; Lptr.next = tempPtr; } } numItems++; } public void printList () { ListItem listPtr = front; System.out.println ("List: (" + numItems + " items)"); int i = 1; while (listPtr != null) { System.out.println ("Item# " + i + ": " + listPtr.getData()); // Must implement toString() i++; listPtr = listPtr.next; } } } // End of class "LinkedList" // An object to use in the list: class Person extends ComparableObject { String name; String ssn; // Constructor. public Person (String nameInit, String ssnInit) { name = nameInit; ssn = ssnInit; } // Override toString() public String toString () { return "Person: name=" + name + ", ssn=" + ssn; } // Must implement compare public int compare (ComparableObject obj) { Person p = (Person) obj; return name.compareTo (p.name); } } // End of class "Person" // Test class. public class SortedList { public static void main (String[] argv) { // Create an instance of the list. LinkedList L = new LinkedList (); // Insert data. L.addData (new Person ("Rogue", "1111-12-1212")); L.addData (new Person ("Storm", "222-23-2323")); L.addData (new Person ("Black Widow", "333-34-3434")); L.addData (new Person ("Jean Grey", "888-89-8989")); // Print contents. L.printList(); } } // End of class "SortedList"