/* Queue * A Queue is a data structure that allows you to add an element to the end of * a list and remove the item at the front. A queue follows a "First In First Out" * system, where the first item to enter the queue is the first to be removed. This * implementation uses an array to store the queue. */ //Functions: enqueue, dequeue, peek, view, length var Queue = function() { //This is the array representation of the queue this.queue = []; //Add a value to the end of the queue this.enqueue = function(item) { this.queue[this.queue.length] = item; } //Removes the value at the front of the queue this.dequeue = function() { if (this.queue.length === 0) { return "Queue is Empty"; } var result = this.queue[0]; this.queue.splice(0, 1); //remove the item at position 0 from the array return result; } //Return the length of the queue this.length = function() { return this.queue.length; } //Return the item at the front of the queue this.peek = function() { return this.queue[0]; } //List all the items in the queue this.view = function() { console.log(this.queue); } } //Implementation var myQueue = new Queue(); myQueue.enqueue(1); myQueue.enqueue(5); myQueue.enqueue(76); myQueue.enqueue(69); myQueue.enqueue(32); myQueue.enqueue(54); myQueue.view(); console.log("Length: " + myQueue.length()); console.log("Front item: " + myQueue.peek()); console.log("Removed " + myQueue.dequeue() + " from front."); console.log("New front item: " + myQueue.peek()); console.log("Removed " + myQueue.dequeue() + " from front."); console.log("New front item: " + myQueue.peek()); myQueue.enqueue(55); console.log("Inserted 55"); console.log("New front item: " + myQueue.peek()); for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) { myQueue.dequeue(); myQueue.view(); } console.log(myQueue.dequeue());