{"id":17478,"date":"2024-03-15T15:04:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-implement-a-linked-list-in-java-without-using-pointers\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T11:00:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T11:00:09","slug":"how-to-implement-a-linked-list-in-java-without-using-pointers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-implement-a-linked-list-in-java-without-using-pointers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to implement a linked list in Java without using pointers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Java, object references can be used to implement linked list data structures without the need for direct pointers.<\/p>\n<p>Each node in the linked list is an object that includes a data field and a reference to the next node. Initially, define a linked list node class, for example:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">class<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">ListNode<\/span> {\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-type\">int<\/span> val;\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> ListNode next;\r\n\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">ListNode<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">(<span class=\"hljs-type\">int<\/span> val)<\/span> {\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">this<\/span>.val = val;\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">this<\/span>.next = <span class=\"hljs-literal\">null<\/span>;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Then, this node class can be used to create a linked list by connecting the nodes with references. For example, create a linked list with three nodes.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-type\">ListNode<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">head<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">ListNode<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>);\r\n<span class=\"hljs-type\">ListNode<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">second<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">ListNode<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">2<\/span>);\r\n<span class=\"hljs-type\">ListNode<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">third<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">ListNode<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">3<\/span>);\r\n\r\nhead.next = second;\r\nsecond.next = third;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This creates a linked list with three nodes, each node containing a value of 1, 2, or 3. 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