Amazon Interview Question

How would you reverse a linked list in Java?

Interview Answers

Anonymous

Aug 15, 2009

First answer is incorrect (no such method). 2nd answer is correct. I've seen this question before where the expected answer is to manipulate the list.

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Anonymous

Aug 17, 2009

public class LinkedListElement { private E _element; private LinkedListElement _next; public LinkedListElement(E element) { _element = element; _next = null; } public LinkedListElement(E element, LinkedListElement next) { _element = element; _next = next; } public E get() { return _element; } public LinkedListElement next() { return _next; } public void setNext(LinkedListElement next) { _next = next; } public static LinkedListElement reverse(LinkedListElement e) { if (e == null) { return null; } LinkedListElement current = e; LinkedListElement next = e.next(); e.setNext(null); while (next != null) { LinkedListElement forward = next.next(); next.setNext(e); e = next; next = forward; } return e; } }

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Anonymous

Feb 11, 2014

public void reverse(ReverseSinglyLinkedList singlyLinkedList){ if(singlyLinkedList.isEmpty()){ return; } Node currentNode = head; Node nextNode = head.nextNode; Node markNode; head.nextNode = null; while(nextNode!=null){ markNode = nextNode.nextNode; nextNode.nextNode = currentNode; currentNode = nextNode; nextNode = markNode; } head = currentNode; }

Anonymous

May 6, 2009

List.reverse()

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