Package edu.ksu.cis.viewer

Class GenericConsList<E extends Serializable>

java.lang.Object

edu.ksu.cis.viewer.GenericConsList<E>

Type Parameters:

E - the type of the elements in the head of each list

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class GenericConsList<E extends Serializable>
extends Object
implements Serializable

An immutable linear recursive structure with a head and a tail, which is a GenericConsList.

Author:

Rod Howell (rhowell@ksu.edu)

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
GenericConsList()	Constructs an empty GenericConsList.
GenericConsList(E h, GenericConsList<E> lst)	Constructs a Generic ConsList with the given head and tail.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
E	getHead()	Returns the head of this list.
GenericConsList<E>	getTail()	Returns the tail of the list.
boolean	isEmpty()	Returns true if this list is empty.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

GenericConsList

public GenericConsList()

Constructs an empty GenericConsList.

GenericConsList

public GenericConsList(E h,
 GenericConsList<E> lst)

Constructs a Generic ConsList with the given head and tail. If the given tail is null, an empty GenericConsList is used in its place.

Parameters:

h - the head of the list

lst - the tail of the list

Method Details

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Returns true if this list is empty.

Returns:

whether this list is empty

getHead

public E getHead()
          throws EmptyListException

Returns the head of this list.

Returns:

the head of this list

Throws:

EmptyListException - If this list is empty.

getTail

public GenericConsList<E> getTail()
                           throws EmptyListException

Returns the tail of the list.

Returns:

the tail of this list

Throws:

EmptyListException - If this list is empty.