1: // @author Frank M. Carrano, Timothy M. Henry
2: // @version 5.0
3: public boolean isEmpty()
4: {
5: boolean result;
6:
7: if (numberOfEntries == 0) // Or getLength() == 0
8: {
9: // Assertion: firstNode == null
10: result = true;
11: }
12: else
13: {
14: // Assertion: firstNode != null
15: result = false;
16: } // end if
17:
18: return result;
19: } // end isEmpty