Amazon Interview Question for Quality Assurance Engineers


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Consider

public class LinkedListNode {

  int data;
  LinkedListNode next;
}

Reverse function should be like that:

public LinkedListNode reverse(LinkedListNode head) {
    if (head == null) {
      return head;
    }
    LinkedListNode previous = null;
    LinkedListNode current = head;
    while (current != null) {
      LinkedListNode t = current.next;
      current.next = previous;
      previous = current;
      current = t;
    }
    return previous;
  }

- Mike L February 05, 2017 | Flag Reply
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Iterative:
youtube.com/watch?v=uJZMxWhYTJk

Recursive:
youtube.com/watch?v=MRe3UsRadKw

- Anonymous February 05, 2017 | Flag Reply
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Iterative:
youtube.com/watch?v=uJZMxWhYTJk

Recursive:
youtube.com/watch?v=MRe3UsRadKw

- Anonymous February 05, 2017 | Flag Reply
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I have question. Why the linked list did not include a pointer variable? the variable next should be a pointer variable, right?

- ajaNacs February 05, 2017 | Flag Reply
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public static LinkedListNode reverse(LinkedListNode prev, LinkedListNode current, LinkedListNode next) {
current.setNext(prev);
if(next == null)
return current;
return reverse(current,next,next.getNext());
}

- Anonymous February 07, 2017 | Flag Reply
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private static LinkedListNode reverse(LinkedListNode prev, LinkedListNode current, LinkedListNode next) {
		current.setNext(prev);
		if(next == null)
			return current;
		 return reverse(current,next,next.getNext());

}

- Anonymous February 07, 2017 | Flag Reply
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private static LinkedListNode reverse(LinkedListNode prev, LinkedListNode current, LinkedListNode next) {
		current.setNext(prev);
		if(next == null)
			return current;
		 return reverse(current,next,next.getNext());	
	}

- arvind kumar dhariwal February 07, 2017 | Flag Reply
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private static LinkedListNode reverse(LinkedListNode prev, LinkedListNode current, LinkedListNode next) {
		current.setNext(prev);
		if(next == null)
			return current;
		 return reverse(current,next,next.getNext());

}

- arvind kumar dhariwal February 07, 2017 | Flag Reply
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```private static LinkedListNode reverse(LinkedListNode prev, LinkedListNode current, LinkedListNode next) {
current.setNext(prev);
if(next == null)
return current;
return reverse(current,next,next.getNext());
}
```

- arvind February 07, 2017 | Flag Reply
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private static LinkedListNode reverse(LinkedListNode prev, LinkedListNode current, LinkedListNode next) {
		current.setNext(prev);
		if(next == null)
			return current;
		 return reverse(current,next,next.getNext());

}

- arvind February 07, 2017 | Flag Reply
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{ private static LinkedListNode reverse(LinkedListNode prev, LinkedListNode current, LinkedListNode next) {
current.setNext(prev);
if(next == null)
return current;
return reverse(current,next,next.getNext());
}}

- arvind February 07, 2017 | Flag Reply
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public Node* reverse(Node* head)
{
	Node *rev=NULL;
	while(head!=NULL)
	{
		curr = head;
		head = head->next;
		curr->next=rev;
		rev=curr;
	}
	return rev;
}

- Vishal S Kumar February 07, 2017 | Flag Reply
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public Node* reverse(Node* head)
{
	Node *rev=NULL;
	while(head!=NULL)
	{
		curr = head;
		head = head->next;
		curr->next=rev;
		rev=curr;
	}
	return rev;
}

- Vishal S Kumar February 07, 2017 | Flag Reply
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not able to submit the code but below is pseudo code ::

LinkedListNode reverse(LinkedListNode prev, LinkedListNode current, LinkedListNode next) {
current.setNext(prev);
if(next == null)
return current;
return reverse(current,next,next.getNext());
}

- arvind February 07, 2017 | Flag Reply
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LinkedListNode reverse(LinkedListNode prev, LinkedListNode current, LinkedListNode next)
current.setNext(prev);
if(next == null)
return current;
return reverse(current,next,next.getNext());

- arvind February 07, 2017 | Flag Reply
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private static LinkedListNode reverse(LinkedListNode prev, LinkedListNode current, LinkedListNode next) {
current.setNext(prev);
if(next == null)
return current;
return reverse(current,next,next.getNext());
}

- arvind February 07, 2017 | Flag Reply
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private static LinkedListNode reverse(LinkedListNode prev, LinkedListNode current, LinkedListNode next) {current.setNext(prev); if(next == null) return current; return reverse(current,next,next.getNext());

}

- arvind February 07, 2017 | Flag Reply
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package LinkedList;

import java.util.LinkedList;

public class LinkedListNode {

	int value;
	LinkedListNode next = null;

	public LinkedListNode(int i) {
		this.value = i;
	}

	public LinkedListNode addNode(int i) {
		this.next = new LinkedListNode(i);
		return next;
	}

	public LinkedListNode getNext() {
		return next;
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		String restElement = value+"->";
		LinkedListNode newNext = getNext();
		while(newNext != null)
			{restElement = restElement + newNext.value + "->";
			newNext = newNext.getNext();}
		restElement = restElement +newNext;
		return restElement;
	}

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		LinkedListNode headnode = new LinkedListNode(1);
		headnode.addNode(2)
		.addNode(3)//.addNode(4).addNode(5).addNode(6)
		;

		System.out.println(headnode);
		headnode = reverse(null,headnode,headnode.getNext());
		
		System.out.println(headnode);
	}

	private static LinkedListNode reverse(LinkedListNode prev, LinkedListNode current, LinkedListNode next) {
		current.setNext(prev);
		if(next == null)
			return current;
		 return reverse(current,next,next.getNext());	
	}

	private void setNext(LinkedListNode prev) {
		this.next = prev;
		
	}
}

- avi.jasu01 February 07, 2017 | Flag Reply
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This is my solution:

public class Link {

	public int number;
	public Link next;
	

	public Link(int number) {
		this.number = number;
		this.next = null;
	}

	public void display() {
		System.out.println(number);
	}

	public String toString() {
		return Integer.toString(number);
	}

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		LinkList as = new LinkList();
		as.insertFirstLink(1);
		as.insertFirstLink(2);
		as.insertFirstLink(3);
		as.insertFirstLink(4);		
		as.display();
		as.reverse(as);
		System.out.println("----");
		as.display();
	}
}

class LinkList {

	public Link firstLink;

	public LinkList() {
		this.firstLink = null;
	}

	// Add element to Link List
	public void insertFirstLink(int number) {

		Link newLink = new Link(number);
		// Reference to first link
		newLink.next = firstLink;
		// first link is now equal to last link added
		firstLink = newLink;
	}

	public void display() {

		Link theLink = firstLink;
		
		if(theLink == null){
			System.out.println("Empty LinkedList");
		}

		while (theLink != null) {
			theLink.display();
			System.out.println("Next link: " + theLink.next);
			theLink = theLink.next;
			System.out.println();
		}
	}

	public void reverse(LinkList data){
		Link curren = firstLink;
		Link prev = null;
		Link next = null;
		
		while(curren != null){
			next = curren.next;
			curren.next = prev;
			prev = curren;
			curren = next;
		}
		
		firstLink = prev;
	}
	
}

- José February 12, 2017 | Flag Reply
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public class ReverseLinkedList {

Node l;
Node f;
int size = 0;

public void add(int i) {
Node newnode = new Node(l, i, null);
size++;

if (l == null) {
f = newnode;
} else {

l.next = newnode;
}

l = newnode;
}

public int get(int i) {

Node currentNode = l;
for (int j = 0; j <= size; j++) {
if (i == j)
return currentNode.i;
currentNode = currentNode.prev;

}
return -1;
}

private class Node {
int i;
Node prev;
Node next;

Node(Node prev, int i, Node next) {
this.prev = prev;
this.next = next;
this.i = i;

}

}

}

- poola.praveen February 17, 2017 | Flag Reply
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/*
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* To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
* and open the template in the editor.
*/
package ds.linklist.op;

/**
*
* @author lokhavij
*/
public class SingleLinkList {

Node start;
Node current;
int length;

public void add(int data){
Node node;

if(start==null){
start=new Node(data);
current=start;
length=1;
}
else{
current.next=new Node(data);
current=current.next;
length++;
}
}

public void delete(int data){
Node item=start;

if(item.data==data){
start=item.next;
}
else{
while(item!=null) {
if(item.next.data==data){
item.next=item.next.next;
length--;
break;
}

item=item.next;
}
}
}


public void print(){
Node item=start;
while (item!=null) {
System.out.println(item.data);
item=item.next;
}
}

public int getCount(){
return length;
}


public void reverse(){

Node prevTmp=null;
Node nextTmp=null;
Node headTmp=start;


while(headTmp!=null){
nextTmp=headTmp;
headTmp=headTmp.next;
nextTmp.next=prevTmp;
prevTmp=nextTmp;
start=nextTmp;
}

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

SingleLinkList linkList=new SingleLinkList();

linkList.add(0);
linkList.add(1);
linkList.add(2);
linkList.add(3);
linkList.add(4);
linkList.add(5);
linkList.print();

System.out.println("length ->"+linkList.getCount());

linkList.reverse();
linkList.print();

}

}

- Vijay Lokhande February 24, 2017 | Flag Reply
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/*
* To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties.
* To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
* and open the template in the editor.
*/
package ds.linklist.op;

/**
*
* @author lokhavij
*/
public class SingleLinkList {

Node start;
Node current;
int length;

public void add(int data){
Node node;

if(start==null){
start=new Node(data);
current=start;
length=1;
}
else{
current.next=new Node(data);
current=current.next;
length++;
}
}

public void delete(int data){
Node item=start;

if(item.data==data){
start=item.next;
}
else{
while(item!=null) {
if(item.next.data==data){
item.next=item.next.next;
length--;
break;
}

item=item.next;
}
}
}


public void print(){
Node item=start;
while (item!=null) {
System.out.println(item.data);
item=item.next;
}
}

public int getCount(){
return length;
}


public void reverse(){

Node prevTmp=null;
Node nextTmp=null;
Node headTmp=start;


while(headTmp!=null){
nextTmp=headTmp;
headTmp=headTmp.next;
nextTmp.next=prevTmp;
prevTmp=nextTmp;
start=nextTmp;
}

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

SingleLinkList linkList=new SingleLinkList();

linkList.add(0);
linkList.add(1);
linkList.add(2);
linkList.add(3);
linkList.add(4);
linkList.add(5);
linkList.print();

System.out.println("length ->"+linkList.getCount());

linkList.reverse();
linkList.print();

}

}

- vijay.lokhande.in February 24, 2017 | Flag Reply
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Using the power of recursion and dynamic programming

public void ReverseALikedList(myLinkedList<int> number)
        {
            if (number == null) return;
            ReverseALikedList(number.Next);
            CreateReverseLinkedList(number.data);
        }

        public LinkedList reversedLinkedList = new LinkedList();
       

        private void CreateReverseLinkedList(int data)
        {
            reversedLinkedList.AddLast(data);

}

- maksymas March 19, 2017 | Flag Reply
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Public static Node Reverse(Node head)
{
	Node current = head;
	Node prevNode = null;
	Node nextNode = null;

	While ( current != null)
	{
		nextNode = current.next;
		current.next = prevNode;
		prevNode = current;
		current = nextNode;	
	}
	return prevNode;

- Anonymous May 01, 2017 | Flag Reply
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def reverseList(head):
prev = None
curr = head
while curr.next:
temp = curr.next
curr.next = prev
prev = curr
curr.next = temp
head = prev
return prev

- Swati Goyal May 25, 2018 | Flag Reply
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class ReverseLinkedList{

public ListNode reverseList(ListNode head){

ListNode prev=null;
while(head!=null){
ListNode next=head.next;
head.next=prev;
prev=head;
head=next;
}
return prev;
}

}

- Suman September 22, 2020 | Flag Reply


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