⬅ Lab 2

Remember, the labs are not for credit, just for practice! But that means you have to do them to learn anything.

1. Finishing ArrayList

Finish the 5 methods in ArrayList. Be sure to follow the ListInterface specification closely!

You can test your ArrayList using Ex22ArrayList as the driver program.

2. Making a linked list implementation

Now make a LinkedList class which also implements ListInterface. Go have a look at LinkedBag to refresh your memory on how to manage linked lists.

It should behave exactly like ArrayList did, at least externally.

3. Making a SortableList interface

Finally, make an interface SortableList which extends ListInterface. Remember what constraint you must put on the type parameter to make it sortable.

It should add two methods: sort(), and int bsearch(E). sort() will sort the items in ascending order. int bsearch(E) will perform a binary search on the list for the given item, similar to indexOf (it will return -1 if the item is not found).

Specify those methods thoroughly in SortableList. Then try implementing them in a class SortableArrayList which extends ArrayList. You can use the protected members from that class in your derived class.