LinkedList in java is basically a part of the collection framework present in java.util package. It is the implementation of the LinkedList data structure that stores elements in a non-contiguous manner inside the memory.
Five ways to iterate a LinkedList are:
- Using for loop
- Using while loop
- Using enhanced for loop
- Using Iterator
- Using forEach() method
Method 1: Using For Loop
Java
// Java program for iterating the LinkedList// using For loop import java.util.LinkedList; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Creating a LinkedList of Integer type LinkedList<Integer> linkedList = new LinkedList<>(); // Inserting some Integer values to our LinkedList linkedList.add(40); linkedList.add(44); linkedList.add(80); linkedList.add(9); // LinkedList after insertions: [40, 44, 80, 9] // Calling the function to iterate our LinkedList iterateUsingForLoop(linkedList); } // Function to iterate the LinkedList using a simple for // loop public static void iterateUsingForLoop(LinkedList<Integer> linkedList) { System.out.print( "Iterating the LinkedList using a simple for loop : "); for (int i = 0; i < linkedList.size(); i++) { System.out.print(linkedList.get(i) + " "); } }} |
Output
Iterating the LinkedList using a simple for loop : 40 44 80 9
Method 2: Using while Loop
We can iterate our LinkedList using a while loop in a very similar way as we did using a for loop.
Java
// Java program for iterating the LinkedList// using while loop import java.util.LinkedList; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Creating a LinkedList of Character type LinkedList<Character> vowels = new LinkedList<>(); // Inserting some Character values to our LinkedList vowels.add('a'); vowels.add('e'); vowels.add('i'); vowels.add('o'); vowels.add('u'); // LinkedList after insertions: ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'] // calling the function to iterate our LinkedList iterateUsingWhileLoop(vowels); } // Function to iterate our LinkedList using while loop public static void iterateUsingWhileLoop(LinkedList<Character> vowels){ System.out.print("Iterating the LinkedList using while loop : "); int i=0; while(i<vowels.size()){ System.out.print(vowels.get(i) + " "); i++; } }} |
Output
Iterating the LinkedList using while loop : a e i o u
Method 3: Using enhanced for loop
Using enhanced for loop we can sequentially iterate a LinkedList. The execution of the enhanced for loop ends after we visit all the elements. Let us see an example of iterating the LinkedList using the enhanced for loop.
Java
// Java program for iterating the LinkedList// using Enhanced For loop import java.util.LinkedList; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Creating a LinkedList of String type LinkedList<String> linkedList = new LinkedList<>(); // Inserting some String values to our LinkedList linkedList.add("Geeks"); linkedList.add("for"); linkedList.add("Geeks"); // LinkedList after insertions: ["Geeks", "for", // "Geeks] // Calling the function to iterate our LinkedList iterateUsingEnhancedForLoop(linkedList); } // Function to display LinkedList using Enhanced for // loop public static void iterateUsingEnhancedForLoop(LinkedList<String> linkedList) { System.out.print( "Iterating the LinkedList using enhanced for loop : "); for (String listElement : linkedList) { System.out.print(listElement + " "); } }} |
Output
Iterating the LinkedList using enhanced for loop : Geeks for Geeks
Method 4: Using Iterator
- To iterate the LinkedList using the iterator we first create an iterator to the current list and keep on printing the next element using the next() method until the next element exists inside the LinkedList.
- We check if the LinkedList contains the next element using the hasNext() method.
Java
// Java program for iterating the LinkedList// using Iterator import java.util.Iterator; // Importing LinkedList class from// java.util packageimport java.util.LinkedList; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Creating a LinkedList of Integer Type LinkedList<Integer> linkedList = new LinkedList<>(); // Inserting some Integer values to our LinkedList linkedList.add(5); linkedList.add(100); linkedList.add(41); linkedList.add(40); linkedList.add(7); // LinkedList after insertions : [5, 100, 41, 40, 7] // Calling the function to iterate our LinkedList iterateUsingIterator(linkedList); } // Function to iterate the Linked List using Iterator public static void iterateUsingIterator(LinkedList<Integer> linkedList){ System.out.print("Iterating the LinkedList using Iterator : "); // Creating an Iterator to our current LinkedList Iterator it = linkedList.iterator(); // Inside the while loop we check if the next element // exists or not if the next element exists then we print // the next element and move to it otherwise we come out // of the loop // hasNext() method return boolean value // It returns true when the next element // exists otherwise returns false while(it.hasNext()){ // next() return the next element in the iteration System.out.print(it.next() + " "); } }} |
Output
Iterating the LinkedList using Iterator : 5 100 41 40 7
Method 5: Using forEach() method
- forEach() method was introduced in Java8.
- It performs the specified task for each element of the Iterable until all elements have been processed or the action throws an exception.
Syntax:
public void forEach(Consumer<? super E> action)
Java
// Java program for iterating the LinkedList// using For Each loop import java.util.LinkedList; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Creating a LinkedList of Integer Type LinkedList<Integer> linkedList = new LinkedList<>(); // Inserting some Integer values to our LinkedList linkedList.add(1); linkedList.add(2); linkedList.add(3); linkedList.add(4); linkedList.add(5); // LinkedList after insertions: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] // Calling the function to iterate our LinkedList iterateUsingForEach(linkedList); } public static void iterateUsingForEach(LinkedList<Integer> linkedList) { System.out.print( "Iterating the LinkedList using for each function : "); // Calling the forEach function to iterate through // all the elements inside the Linked List linkedList.forEach( (element) -> System.out.print(element + " ")); }} |
Output
Iterating the LinkedList using for each function : 1 2 3 4 5
