--description--
Like stacks, queues are a collection of elements. But unlike stacks, queues follow the FIFO (First-In First-Out) principle. Elements added to a queue are pushed to the tail, or the end, of the queue, and only the element at the front of the queue is allowed to be removed.
We could use an array to represent a queue, but just like stacks, we want to limit the amount of control we have over our queues.
The two main methods of a queue class is the enqueue and the dequeue method. The enqueue method pushes an element to the tail of the queue, and the dequeue method removes and returns the element at the front of the queue. Other useful methods are the front, size, and isEmpty methods.
--instructions--
Write an enqueue
method that pushes an element to the tail of the queue, a dequeue
method that removes and returns the front element, a front
method that lets us see the front element, a size
method that shows the length, and an isEmpty
method to check if the queue is empty.
--hints--
Your Queue
class should have a enqueue
method.
assert(
(function () {
var test = new Queue();
return typeof test.enqueue === 'function';
})()
);
Your Queue
class should have a dequeue
method.
assert(
(function () {
var test = new Queue();
return typeof test.dequeue === 'function';
})()
);
Your Queue
class should have a front
method.
assert(
(function () {
var test = new Queue();
return typeof test.front === 'function';
})()
);
Your Queue
class should have a size
method.
assert(
(function () {
var test = new Queue();
return typeof test.size === 'function';
})()
);
Your Queue
class should have an isEmpty
method.
assert(
(function () {
var test = new Queue();
return typeof test.isEmpty === 'function';
})()
);
The dequeue
method should remove and return the front element of the queue
assert(
(function () {
var test = new Queue();
test.enqueue('Smith');
test.enqueue('John');
return test.dequeue() === 'Smith';
})()
);
The front
method should return value of the front element of the queue
assert(
(function () {
var test = new Queue();
test.enqueue('Smith');
test.enqueue('John');
return test.front() === 'Smith';
})()
);
The size
method should return the length of the queue
assert(
(function () {
var test = new Queue();
test.enqueue('Smith');
return test.size() === 1;
})()
);
The isEmpty
method should return false
if there are elements in the queue
assert(
(function () {
var test = new Queue();
test.enqueue('Smith');
return !test.isEmpty();
})()
);
--seed--
--seed-contents--
function Queue() {
var collection = [];
this.print = function() {
console.log(collection);
};
// Only change code below this line
// Only change code above this line
}
--solutions--
function Queue () {
var collection = [];
this.print = function() {
console.log(collection);
};
// Only change code below this line
this.enqueue = function(item) {
collection.push(item);
}
this.dequeue = function() {
return collection.shift();
}
this.front = function() {
return collection[0];
}
this.size = function(){
return collection.length;
}
this.isEmpty = function() {
return collection.length === 0 ? true : false;
}
// Only change code above this line
}