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Thread: why am I getting an endless loop in this implementation of addlast to linkedlist

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    Default why am I getting an endless loop in this implementation of addlast to linkedlist

    guys, I'm trying to implement an "addLast" method of a LinkedList; however, I'm getting an endless loop.... could anyone help

    public void addLast(int n)
        {
            Node p = new Node(n);
     
            if(first == null)
            {
                p.next = first;
                first = p;
            }
            else
            {
                Node current = first;
                while(current != null)
                {
                    System.out.println("here!");
                    if(current.next == null)
                    {
                        current.next = p;
                    }
                    current = current.next;
                }
            }
        }


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    Default Re: why am I getting an endless loop in this implementation of addlast to linkedlist

    Think about how you are looping...write the process out on paper if you have to....when the current node's next element is null, you set it the the 'p' node. You loop once more, seeing that the current (which is now p) next node is null, so you set it's next element to p (or itself) - hence there will not be a non-null next element again (circular reference)

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    Default Re: why am I getting an endless loop in this implementation of addlast to linkedlist

    while(current != null)
    {
    System.out.println("here!");
    if(current.next == null)
    {
    current.next = p;
    }
    current = current.next;

    Ok, so if the next Node is null, then current.next, a.k.a. the next node, is made p. Then after adding p, which it does right away, current.next won't be null, hence an infinite loop.

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    Default Re: why am I getting an endless loop in this implementation of addlast to linkedlist

    else
    {
    Node current = first;
    while(current.next != null)
    {
    System.out.println("here!");

    current = current.next;
    }

    current.next = p;
    p.next = null;

    }

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    Default Re: why am I getting an endless loop in this implementation of addlast to linkedlist

    Thank you guys, it was so simple as to adding a "break" line

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    Default Re: why am I getting an endless loop in this implementation of addlast to linkedlist

    to: javapenguin

    oh this one is very simple too... I just added a "break" line to mine

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    Default Re: why am I getting an endless loop in this implementation of addlast to linkedlist

    Quote Originally Posted by javapenguin View Post
    else
    {
    Node current = first;
    while(current.next != null)
    {
    System.out.println("here!");

    current = current.next;
    }

    current.next = p;
    p.next = null;

    }
    is it necessary to assign "p.next = null"?.... it is already null right?

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    Default Re: why am I getting an endless loop in this implementation of addlast to linkedlist

    it is already null right?
    Add a println to the code to print out its value before you set it to null to see what its value is.
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