On Monday 06 April 2009 07:52:21 Daniel Cheng wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 2:51 PM,  <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Author: xor
> > Date: 2009-04-06 06:51:12 +0000 (Mon, 06 Apr 2009)
> > New Revision: 26557
> >
> > Modified:
> >   trunk/freenet/src/freenet/support/DoublyLinkedList.java
> > Log:
> > Add more comments to the FIXME.
> >
> > Modified: trunk/freenet/src/freenet/support/DoublyLinkedList.java
> > ===================================================================
> > --- trunk/freenet/src/freenet/support/DoublyLinkedList.java     2009-04-06 
06:49:39 UTC (rev 26556)
> > +++ trunk/freenet/src/freenet/support/DoublyLinkedList.java     2009-04-06 
06:51:12 UTC (rev 26557)
> > @@ -18,6 +18,16 @@
> >  Keep it out from the new code if you can.
> >
> >  IF you REALLY HAVE to use it, PLEASE add a junit test for all new method 
you created."
> > +
> > +----------
> > +toad replied:
> > +> The purpose of DoublyLinkedList is simply and solely so that
> > +> we can override the entries with our own classes. This makes
> > +> removal for example extremely
> > +> fast: O(1) not O(n). In any other case we can use LinkedList.
> > +-----------
> > +
> > +so should we keep this class and use it everywhere or not?
> >  */
> 
> The rule is: If you have to ask, don't use it.

Exactly. Use it where you need O(1) removal or need direct access to the 
elements for some other reason, but not elsewhere.

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