please help me write a function which will return the last element in an unsorted list.
the prototype of the function should be
ItemType ReturnLastItem();
we should assume that the list is not empty ans it shouldnt change after the program is executed..
pleeeeeeeeease help me
elsa87 0 Junior Poster in Training
minas1 1 Junior Poster in Training
Show some effort first and then people will help you. Don't expect others to do your work.
Just an idea: The class could contain a static pointer that would point to the last element. You could set it in the constructor.
elsa87 0 Junior Poster in Training
i really have no idea how it is supposed to be soled..
there is no constructor in the unsorted list right? only in the stack and queue
elsa87 0 Junior Poster in Training
here is a try..plz help
Void returnLastItem(ItemType& item)
{
int location=0;
if(//the pointer in the last item is NULL then execute(i dont know how to write this))
item = info[location];//i think this is to print
}
Narue 5,707 Bad Cop Team Colleague
>please help me write a function which will return the last element in an unsorted list.
How appropriately vague. When you say "last element", what do you mean? Do you mean the physical last item or the last sorted item? When you say "list", do you mean an array or a linked list? It could be as simple as saying list[N - 1] .
You haven't given us nearly enough background information to answer your question adequately.
elsa87 0 Junior Poster in Training
i should add a member function ReturnLastItem () to the UnsortedType ADT that returns the last element in the list. The function has the following prototype:
ItemType ReturnLastItem();
Preconditions: List is initialized and not empty.
Postconditions: List is unchanged.
could u help me now?
Narue 5,707 Bad Cop Team Colleague
>could u help me now?
I'd say no, since you answered neither of my questions.
elsa87 0 Junior Poster in Training
mmmm i mean the last itwem in the list..it shouldnt be sorted
ex: the lists contains the following
4
5
12
4
the output of the program shpuld be 4
ans when i say list i mean a linked list..
can u help now plz?
minas1 1 Junior Poster in Training
Show us the definition of the "list".
elsa87 0 Junior Poster in Training
what definition?
there is no diffenetion..all i was given was the following:
add a member function ReturnLastItem () to the UnsortedType ADT that returns the last element in the list. The function has the following prototype:
ItemType ReturnLastItem();
Preconditions: List is initialized and not empty.
Postconditions: List is unchanged.
minas1 1 Junior Poster in Training
What is IteamType?
elsa87 0 Junior Poster in Training
i think it's an unsorted list
minas1 1 Junior Poster in Training
i think it's an unsorted list
Ok.Isn't it an object? (a class)
elsa87 0 Junior Poster in Training
yes a class
minas1 1 Junior Poster in Training
yes a class
Show it to us.
elsa87 0 Junior Poster in Training
lol
this is torture
i have nothing
no class
no function
nothing in the exercise except what i've told u
minas1 1 Junior Poster in Training
lol
this is torture
i have nothing
no class
no function
nothing in the exercise except what i've told u
Do you have to make the class?
elsa87 0 Junior Poster in Training
i guess so..it's not there so if there is something called class missing then i'll have to write it too
Narue 5,707 Bad Cop Team Colleague
>this is torture
You got that right.
>i have nothing
>no class
>no function
>nothing in the exercise except what i've told u
Then you won't get much help. First, we tend to frown on people who run to us asking for "help" when they haven't done jack squat. Second, it's extremely difficult to help from the very start without doing a lot of the work for you.
If you need to write the UnsortedType ADT then you should know enough to do so with a minimum of fuss. But until that type exists, there's no way we can answer your question because the answer depends on how UnsortedType is implemented.
elsa87 0 Junior Poster in Training
>this is torture
You got that right.>i have nothing
>no class
>no function
>nothing in the exercise except what i've told u
Then you won't get much help. First, we tend to frown on people who run to us asking for "help" when they haven't done jack squat. Second, it's extremely difficult to help from the very start without doing a lot of the work for you.If you need to write the UnsortedType ADT then you should know enough to do so with a minimum of fuss. But until that type exists, there's no way we can answer your question because the answer depends on how UnsortedType is implemented.
u dont have to be a b****..u dont want to answer then dont!!
minas1 commented: Grow up. +0
Narue 5,707 Bad Cop Team Colleague
I didn't wake up this morning with the intention of being a jackass, but if you really want to see how I earned my reputation, I'll be happy to oblige.
Do your damn homework and stop trying to leech off of the kindness of others. If you want help, prove that you've done something to help yourself first. I strongly suggest that you read our rules, the announcements on this forum, and any sticky that applies to homework before posting again, because from now on I'm no longer going to give you the benefit of the doubt.
By the way, this thread is going nowhere on-topic and it's going downhill in terms of civility, so I'm closing it.
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