/**********************************************************
* A Generic Linked List class with a private static inner Node class.
*********************************************************/
// We want to "throw" Java exceptions in our code,
// so we must import them first:
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;


// make class name of generic type
public class GenericLinkedList<T> implements SimpleList<T>
{
   /*******************************************************
     The private inner class "Node" 
    *******************************************************/
   // make Node class name of generic type
   private class Node<T>
   {
      // Node instance variable is generic
      private T item;
      private Node<T> next;

      // parameters in constructor generic
      public Node(T item, Node<T> next)
      {
         this.item = item;
         this.next = next;
      }

      public String toString(){ return "" + this.item; }
   } // End of private inner class "Node"


   /********************************************************/
   // SimpleLinkedList instance variable "first" is declared of
   // type "Node", i.e. the inner class defined above
   // first is generic node

   private Node<T> first;

   // Constructs an empty list
   public GenericLinkedList()
   {
      first = null;
   }

   // Returns true if the list is empty
   public boolean isEmpty()
   {
      return first==null;
   }

   // Returns a string representation
   public String toString()
   {
      String output = "";

      if(first == null) 
         return "[NULL]";

      Node<T> tmp = first;
      while(tmp != null) 
      {
         output += tmp + " -> ";
         tmp = tmp.next;
      }
      output += "[NULL]";
      return output;
   }

   // Inserts a new node at the beginning of this list
   // take in generic item; Nodes are generic
   public void addFirst(T item)
   {
      Node<T> newNode = new Node<T>(item, first);
      first = newNode;
   }



   // Removes the first occurrence of the specified element in this list.
   // key is generic type; Nodes are generic
   public void remove(T key)
   {
      if(isEmpty())
      { // empty list can't remove anything
         throw new NoSuchElementException();
      }

      if(first.item.equals(key)) // Edge case: first node contains key
      {
         first = first.next;     // We must update the first variable!
      }
      else
      {  // The general case updates the next field in the previous node

         // Find the previous node of the node that contains key
         Node<T> current = first;
         Node<T> previous = first;

         while( current!=null && !current.item.equals(key) )
         {
            previous = current;
            current = current.next;
         }

         if(current==null)
         { // key not found
            throw new NoSuchElementException();
         }

         previous.next = current.next;    // Unlink the current node from list
      }
   }

   // These methods have been discussed already...
   // They must be in the class to implement the SimpleList interface
   public T removeFirst() { return null; }
   public void addLast(T item) { }
   public T removeLast() { return null; }
   public T getFirst() { return null; }
   public T getLast() { return null; }
   public T get(int pos) { return null; }

} // End of class