1: public boolean isEmpty()
2: {
3: boolean result;
4:
5: if (numberOfEntries == 0) // Or getLength() == 0
6: {
7: assert firstNode == null;
8: result = true;
9: }
10: else
11: {
12: assert firstNode != null;
13: result = false;
14: } // end if
15:
16: return result;
17: } // end isEmpty
18: // Version 4.0