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Java Coding Problems - Second Edition

By : Anghel Leonard
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Java Coding Problems - Second Edition

By: Anghel Leonard

Overview of this book

The super-fast evolution of the JDK between versions 12 and 21 has made the learning curve of modern Java steeper, and increased the time needed to learn it. This book will make your learning journey quicker and increase your willingness to try Java’s new features by explaining the correct practices and decisions related to complexity, performance, readability, and more. Java Coding Problems takes you through Java’s latest features but doesn’t always advocate the use of new solutions — instead, it focuses on revealing the trade-offs involved in deciding what the best solution is for a certain problem. There are more than two hundred brand new and carefully selected problems in this second edition, chosen to highlight and cover the core everyday challenges of a Java programmer. Apart from providing a comprehensive compendium of problem solutions based on real-world examples, this book will also give you the confidence to answer questions relating to matching particular streams and methods to various problems. By the end of this book you will have gained a strong understanding of Java’s new features and have the confidence to develop and choose the right solutions to your problems.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
1
Text Blocks, Locales, Numbers, and Math
Free Chapter
2
Objects, Immutability, Switch Expressions, and Pattern Matching
14
Other Books You May Enjoy
15
Index

129. Introducing the Unrolled Linked List data structure

An Unrolled Linked List is a flavor of a linked list that stores arrays (multiple items). Each node of an Unrolled Linked List can store an array. It is like combining the powers of an array with those of a linked list. In other words, an Unrolled Linked List is a data structure with a low memory footprint and high performance on insertion and deletion.

Insertion and deletion from an Unrolled Linked List have different implementations.

For instance, we can insert arrays (insert(int[] arr)), which means that for each insertion, we create a new node and insert that array into it.

Deleting an item is equivalent to removing the item from the specified index in the proper array. If, after deletion, the array is empty, then it is removed from the list as well.

Another approach assumes that the Unrolled Linked List has a fixed capacity (each node holds an array of this capacity). Further, we insert items one by one...