// ListTest.java
// Using LinkLists

// Java core packages
import java.util.*;

public class ListTest {
   private String colors[] = { "black", "yellow", "green",
      "blue", "violet", "silver" };
   private String colors2[] = { "gold", "white", "brown",
      "blue", "gray", "silver" };
                  
   // set up and manipulate LinkedList objects
   public ListTest()
   {
      LinkedList link = new LinkedList();
      LinkedList link2 = new LinkedList();

      // add elements to each list
      for ( int count = 0; count < colors.length; count++ ) {
         link.add( colors[ count ] );
         link2.add( colors2[ count ] );   
      }

      link.addAll( link2 );           // concatenate lists
      link2 = null;                   // release resources

      printList( link );

      uppercaseStrings( link );

      printList( link );

      System.out.print( "\nDeleting elements 4 to 6..." );
      removeItems( link, 4, 7 );

      printList( link );
   }

   // output List contents
   public void printList( List list )
   {
      System.out.println( "\nlist: " );
   
      for ( int count = 0; count < list.size(); count++ )
         System.out.print( list.get( count ) + " " );

      System.out.println();
   }                                                    

   // locate String objects and convert to uppercase
   public void uppercaseStrings( List list )
   {
      ListIterator iterator = list.listIterator();

      while ( iterator.hasNext() ) {
         Object object = iterator.next();  // get item

         if ( object instanceof String )   // check for String
            iterator.set( 
               ( ( String ) object ).toUpperCase() ); 
      }
   }

   // obtain sublist and use clear method to delete sublist items
   public void removeItems( List list, int start, int end )
   {
      list.subList( start, end ).clear();  // remove items
   }
   
   // execute application
   public static void main( String args[] )
   {
      new ListTest();
   }                                           
   
}  // end class ListTest

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