1. Definition: circular linked list is a kind of linked list which has no head and tail, but in order to provide access to the linked list and facilitate the operation of the linked list, "head" and "tail" are defined
2. Circular list can be realized by simple addition and modification on one-way list, but it is realized separately here.
3. For example, when scheduling tasks in the operating system, tasks with the same priority will get the same CPU usage right at the same time. After one task occupies the CPU, it is necessary to give up the CPU to the next task. In this way, the circular list can be used.
Here is the Java code:
package com.circularLinkedList; //Circular list class public class CircularLinkedList { Node head; //Head node of linked list //Although there is no head and tail in the theory of circular list, but the list needs an entry, and in order to modify the list conveniently, there are assumed head and tail Node tail; //Tail node of linked list int length; //Length of linked list public CircularLinkedList(){ head = null; tail = null; length = 0; } //Judge whether the list is empty int isEmpty(){ return head==null ? 1:0; } //Determine whether the linked list contains an element int contains(int value){ //Search by traversing the linked list for (Node now=head; now.next!=head; now=now.next) if(now.value == value) return 1; return 0; } //Add node to head void addToHead(int value){ Node tmp = new Node(value); //If the list is empty, update the head and tail if(head == null){ tmp.next = tmp; head = tail = tmp; } //Otherwise, only the head will be updated else{ tmp.next = head; tail.next = tmp; head = tmp; } length++; } //Add node to tail void addToTail(int value){ Node tmp = new Node(value); //If the list is empty, update the head and tail if (head==null){ tmp.next = tmp; head = tail = tmp; } //Otherwise, only tail will be updated else { tmp.next = head; tail.next = tmp; tail = tmp; } length++; } //Add a node to the specified subscript location starting from the beginning of the node. The subscript starts at 1 and ends at length void addNode(int value, int index){ //Illegal subscript, direct return if (index<=0 || index>length+1) return ; //If the list is empty, add a node to the location (addToHead should be called directly here) if (head==null && index==1){ Node tmp = new Node(value); tmp.next = tmp; head = tail = tmp; } //If you add a node to the chain header, call addToHead else if (index==1){ addToHead(value); } //If you append a node to the end of the list, call addToTail else if (index==length+1) addToTail(value); //Otherwise, add nodes to the middle of the list else{ //Counter for counting to int cnt=0; //Newly created node Node tmp = new Node(value); //To add the previous node of a node Node aheadOfAdd=null; //Loop to find the previous node to add a node for (cnt=1,aheadOfAdd=head; cnt+1<index; aheadOfAdd=aheadOfAdd.next,cnt++); //Add node tmp.next = aheadOfAdd.next; aheadOfAdd.next = tmp; length++; } } //Delete node from head int deleteFromHead(){ //The linked list is empty. It can't be deleted any more. Return directly if(head==null) return -1; //Deleted nodes and deleted values Node deletedNode=null; int deletedValue=0; //If there is only one node, delete it directly, and update the head and tail to be empty if (head==tail){ deletedNode = head; head = tail = null; } //Otherwise, it will be deleted normally else{ deletedNode = head; tail.next = head.next; head = head.next; } length--; deletedValue = deletedNode.value; return deletedValue; } //Delete a node from the end of the list int deleteFromTail(){ //The linked list is empty. It can't be deleted any more. Return directly if(head==null) return -1; //Deleted nodes and deleted values Node deletedNode=null; int deletedValue=0; //If there is only one node, delete it directly, and update the head and tail to be empty if (head==tail){ deletedNode = tail; head = tail = null; } //Otherwise, it will be deleted normally else{ int cnt=0; Node aheadOfDelete = null; for(aheadOfDelete=head; aheadOfDelete.next!=tail; aheadOfDelete=aheadOfDelete.next); deletedNode = aheadOfDelete.next; aheadOfDelete.next = head; tail = aheadOfDelete; } length--; deletedValue = deletedNode.value; return deletedValue; } //Delete node according to given subscript int deleteNode(int index){ //If the subscript is illegal or the list is empty, return directly if (index<0 || index>length || head==null) return -1; //To delete the first node, call deleteFromHead if (index==1) return deleteFromHead(); //The linked list has only one node, but the subscript is not 1. It is returned directly else if(head == tail && index!=-1) return -1; //If you want to delete the tail node, call deleteFromTail directly else if(index==length) return deleteFromTail(); //Other circumstances else{ //Counter, used to count the previous node to find the node to delete int cnt=0; //The previous node of the node to delete Node aheadOfDelete=null; //Loop to find the node for(cnt=1,aheadOfDelete=head; cnt+1<index; aheadOfDelete=aheadOfDelete.next,cnt++); //Nodes to delete and corresponding values Node deletedNode = aheadOfDelete.next; int deletedValue = deletedNode.value; //Delete this node aheadOfDelete.next = deletedNode.next; length--; return deletedValue; } } //Print the contents of the linked list. Because it is a circular linked list, print the value of the next node according to tail - > next, and verify whether the circular structure is correct void printSelf(){ int cnt=0; Node now=null; System.out.print("CircularLinkedList: ["); for (now=head,cnt=1; cnt<=length; cnt++,now=now.next) System.out.print(now.value + " "); System.out.print("]\n"); if (isEmpty()==0) { String str = String.format("\t\ttail->next: %d\tlength: %d %d\n", tail.next.value, length, isEmpty()); System.out.print(str); } else System.out.print("\t\tEmpty CircularLinkedList\n"); } static public void main(String[] argv) { CircularLinkedList list = new CircularLinkedList(); list.addToHead(123);list.printSelf(); list.addToHead(124);list.printSelf(); list.addToHead(125);list.printSelf(); list.addToTail(1);list.printSelf(); list.addToTail(2);list.printSelf(); list.addToTail(3);list.printSelf(); list.addNode(10000,1);list.printSelf(); list.addNode(10001,2);list.printSelf(); list.addNode(10005,9);list.printSelf(); System.out.println("deletedValue: " + list.deleteNode(9));list.printSelf(); //list.deleteFromHead();list.printSelf(); //System.out.println("deleting!"); } } class Node{ int value; //Node data Node next; //Reference to next node //Constructor public Node(int aValue){ value = aValue; next = null; } public Node(int aValue, Node aNext){ value = aValue; next = aNext; } };