Could someone help me understand why the answer to this is (B)?
private List<String> animals;
public void manipulate()
{
for (int k = animals.size() - 1; k > 0; k--)
{
if (animals.get(k).substring(0, 1).equals("b"))
{
animals.add(animals.size() - k, animals.remove(k));
}
}
}
Assume that animals has been instantiated and initialized with the following contents. ["bear", "zebra", "bass", "cat", "koala", "baboon"] What will the contents of animals be as a result of calling manipulate ?
(A) ["baboon", "zebra", "bass", "cat", "bear", "koala"]
(B) ["bear", "zebra", "bass", "cat", "koala", "baboon"]
(C) ["baboon", "bear", "zebra", "bass", "cat", "koala"]
(D) ["bear", "baboon", "zebra", "bass", "cat", "koala"]
(E) ["zebra", "cat", "koala", "baboon", "bass", "bear"]
CodePudding user response:
on first iteration,
K=5
Baboon is added to index (6 - 5), you get (D)
second iteration,
K=4, element is cat
nothing happens.
third iteration,
K=3, element is bass
bass is added to index (6-3), gets added to its own index, remains (D)
fourth iteration,
K=2, element is zebra
nothing happens.
fifth iteration,
K=1, element is baboon
baboon is added to index (6-1) which is its original index, you get (B)
sixth iteration,
K=0. there is no iteration as condition k>0 is not fulfilled.