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Fix for Issue #773. Deleting an element that doesn't exist causes NPE #774

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9 changes: 7 additions & 2 deletions DataStructures/Lists/DoublyLinkedList.java
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -116,8 +116,13 @@ public Link deleteTail() {
public void delete(int x) {
Link current = head;

while (current.value != x) // Find the position to delete
current = current.next;
while (current.value != x) {// Find the position to delete
if (current != tail) {
current = current.next;
} else {// If we reach the tail and the element is still not found
throw new RuntimeException("The element to be deleted does not exist!");
}
}

if (current == head)
deleteHead();
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