Appendix - Code of Linked List
LinkedList class
class LinkedList :
""" Represents a linked list datastructure. """
def __init__(self):
"""
Initialises a new LinkedList object.
@pre: -
@post: A new empty LinkedList object has been initialised.
It has 0 length, contains no nodes and its head refers to None.
"""
self.__length = 0
self.__head = None
def size(self):
"""
@pre: -
@post: Returns the number of nodes (possibly zero) contained in this linked list.
"""
return self.__length
def first(self):
"""
@pre: -
@post: Returns a reference to the head of this linked list,
or None if the linked list contains no nodes.
"""
return self.__head
def add(self, cargo):
"""
Adds a new Node with given cargo to the front of this LinkedList.
@pre: self is a (possibly empty) LinkedList.
@post: A new Node object is created with the given cargo.
This new Node is added to the front of the LinkedList.
The length counter has been incremented.
The head of the list now points to this new node.
Nothing is returned.
"""
node = Node(cargo,self.__head)
self.__head = node
self.__length += 1
def print(self):
"""
Prints the contents of this LinkedList and its nodes.
@pre: self is a (possibly empty) LinkedList
@post: Has printed a space-separated list of the form "[ a b c ... ]",
where "a", "b", "c", ... are the string representation of each
of the linked list's nodes.
A space is printed after and before the opening and closing bracket,
as well as between any two elements.
An empty linked is printed as "[ ]"
"""
print("[", end=" ")
if self.__head is not None:
self.__head.print_list()
print("]")
def print_backward(self):
"""
Prints the contents of this LinkedList and its nodes, back to front.
@pre: self is a (possibly empty) LinkedList
@post: Has printed a space-separated list of the form "[ ... c b a ]",
where "a", "b", "c", ... are the string representation of each
of the LinkedList's nodes. The nodes are printed in opposite order:
the last nodes' value are printed first.
A space is printed after and before the opening and closing bracket,
as well as between any two elements.
An empty linked is printed as "[ ]"
"""
print("[", end=" ")
if self.__head is not None:
self.__head.print_backward()
print("]")
Node class
class Node:
""" Represents a Node in a LinkedList data structure. """
def __init__(self, cargo=None, next=None):
"""
Creates a new Node object.
@pre: -
@post: A new Node object has been initialised.
A node can contain a cargo and a reference to another node.
If none of these are given, the node is initialised with
empty cargo (None) and no reference (None).
"""
self.__cargo = cargo
self.__next = next
def value(self):
"""
@pre: -
@post: Returns the value of the cargo contained in this node,
or None if no cargo was put there.
"""
return self.__cargo
def set_value(self,value):
"""
@pre: -
@post: The cargo of this node has been set to value.
"""
self.__cargo = value
def next(self):
"""
@pre: -
@post: Returns the next node to which this node refers,
or None if there is no next node.
"""
return self.__next
def set_next(self,node):
"""
@pre: -
@post: The next node of this node has been set to node.
"""
self.__next = node
def __str__(self):
"""
@pre: self is a (possibly empty) Node object.
@post: returns a print representation of the cargo contained in this Node.
"""
return str(self.value())
def __eq__(self,other):
"""
Comparator to compare two Node objects by their cargo.
"""
if other is not None :
return self.value() == other.value()
else :
return False
def print_list(self):
"""
Prints the cargo of this node and then recursively
of each node connected to this one.
@pre: -
@post: Has printed a space-separated list of the form "a b c ... ",
where "a" is the string-representation of this node,
"b" is the string-representation of my next node, and so on.
A space is printed after each printed value.
"""
print(self.value(), end=" ")
tail = self.next()
if tail is not None :
tail.print_list()
def print_backward(self):
"""
Recursively prints the cargo of each node connected to this node (in opposite order),
and then prints the cargo of this node as last value.
@pre: -
@post: Has printed a space-separated list of the form "... c b a",
where a is my cargo (self), b is the cargo of the next node, and so on.
The nodes are printed in opposite order: the last node's value
is printed first.
"""
tail = self.next()
if tail is not None :
tail.print_backward()
print(self.value(), end = " ")
Creating and using LinkedList objects
>>> l = LinkedList()
>>> l.print()
[ ]
>>> l.print_backward()
[ ]
>>> print(l.size())
0
>>> l.add(3)
>>> l.add(2)
>>> l.add(1)
>>> l.print()
[ 1 2 3 ]
>>> l.print_backward()
[ 3 2 1 ]
>>> print(l.size())
3