The spliterator() method of LinkedList returns a Spliterator which is late-binding and fail-fast with the same elements as LinkedList. A late-binding Spliterator binds to the source of elements means LinkedList at the point of first traversal, first split, or first query for estimated size, rather than at the time the Spliterator is created. It can be used with Streams in Java 8. Also it can traverse elements individually and in bulk too. Spliterator is better way to traverse over element because it provides more control on elements. Syntax:
public Spliterator<E> spliterator()
Returns: This method returns a Spliterator over the elements in LinkedList. Below programs illustrate spliterator() method of LinkedList: Example 1: To demonstrate spliterator() method on LinkedList which contains a list of objects.
Java
// Java Program Demonstrate spliterator()// method of LinkedListimport java.util.*;public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // create an LinkedList which going to // contains a list of numbers LinkedList<Shape> shapes = new LinkedList<Shape>(); // Add different shape to linkedlist shapes.add(new Shape("Circle", 234)); shapes.add(new Shape("Square", 225)); shapes.add(new Shape("Cone", 543)); shapes.add(new Shape("Rectangle", 342)); // create Spliterator of LinkedList // using spliterator() method Spliterator<Shape> splitter = shapes.spliterator(); // print result from Spliterator System.out.println("list of Shapes:"); // forEachRemaining method of Spliterator spliter.forEachRemaining((Value) -> printDetails(Value)); } // print details public static void printDetails(Shape s) { System.out.println("************************"); System.out.println("Shape Name : " + s.shapename); System.out.println("Shape Area : " + s.area); }}// create a shape classclass Shape { // shape class has two attributes String shapename; int area; public Shape(String shapename, int area) { super(); this.shapename = shapename; this.area = area; }} |
list of Shapes: ************************ Shape Name : Circle Shape Area : 234 ************************ Shape Name : Square Shape Area : 225 ************************ Shape Name : Cone Shape Area : 543 ************************ Shape Name : Rectangle Shape Area : 342
Example 2: To demonstrate spliterator() method on LinkedList which contains list of Movie Names.
Java
// Java Program Demonstrate spliterator()// method of LinkedListimport java.util.*;public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // create an LinkedList which going to // contains a list of Movie names which is actually // string values LinkedList<String> NameOfMovies = new LinkedList<String>(); // Add Strings to list // each string represents city name NameOfMovies.add("Delhi 6"); NameOfMovies.add("3 Idiots"); NameOfMovies.add("Stree"); NameOfMovies.add("Airlift"); // using spliterator() method Spliterator<String> names = NameOfMovies.spliterator(); // print result from Spliterator System.out.println("list of Movies:"); // forEachRemaining method of Spliterator names.forEachRemaining((n) -> System.out.println("Movie Name: " + n)); }} |
list of Movies: Movie Name: Delhi 6 Movie Name: 3 Idiots Movie Name: Stree Movie Name: Airlift
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/LinkedList.html#spliterator–