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*/

package org.thdl.util;
import java.io.*;

/** Used by {@link SimplifiedLinkedList} to provide the implementation of a
    simple dynamic link list.

    @author Andr&eacute;s Montano Pellegrini
    @see SimplifiedLinkedList
    @see SimplifiedListIterator
*/

public class Link
{
	private Object obj;
	public Link siguiente;

	public Link(Object obj)
	{
		this.obj = obj;
		siguiente = null;
	}

	public String toString()
	{
		return obj.toString();
	}

	public Link createNext(Object obj)
	{
		return siguiente = new Link(obj);
	}

	public Link createPrevious(Object obj)
	{
		Link l = new Link(obj);
		l.siguiente=this;
		return l;
	}

	public Object get()
	{
		return obj;
	}

	public Link next()
	{
		return this.siguiente;
	}
	public int size()
	{
		int n=0;
		Link actual = this;
		while (actual != null)
		{
			n++;
			actual = actual.next();
		}
		return n;
	}

	public Object clone()
	{
		return new Link(obj);
	}

 	public Link sort()
 	{
 		Link newCabeza = (Link) clone(), next = next(), newLink;
 		while (next!=null)
 		{
 			newLink = (Link) next.clone();
 			if (newLink.toString().compareTo(newCabeza.toString())<=0)
 			{
 				newLink.siguiente = newCabeza;
 				newCabeza = newLink;
 			}
 			else newCabeza.insertSorted(newLink);
                         next = next.next();
 		}
 		return newCabeza;
 	}

	public void insertSorted(Link link)
	{
		if (siguiente==null)
			siguiente = link;
		else
			if (link.toString().compareTo(siguiente.toString())<=0)
			{
				link.siguiente = siguiente;
				siguiente = link;
			}
			else siguiente.insertSorted(link);
	}

}
