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makeConsecutiveByN

Language/Type: Java ArrayList Collections
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Author: Allison Obourn (on 2012/08/11)

Write a method makeConsecutiveByN that could be added to the ArrayIntList class that takes an integer n as a parameter, removes any list element that does not differ from the previous element by exactly n. For example, both 8 and 2 differ from 5 by exactly 3. Your method should return true if the list was changed and false if not. For example, suppose elementData stores the following element values: [1, 3, -6, 1]. We need to compare every set of pairs. If we remove an element we need to compare the next element in the list to the last non-removed element. If n were 2 and we made a call on the previous list we would compare 1 and 3, keep 3 and then compare 3 and -6. We would discard -6 and so then compare 3 and the last 1. Our call would return true. You may not use any other arrays, lists, or other data structures to help you solve this problem, though you can create as many simple variables as you like.

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