//@author: qing qi
//param (StockList)listToMerge : second list to be merged
//summary : merge two different list into a single result list
//return : merged list
//return type : StockList
public StockList MergeList(StockList listToMerge)
{
StockList resultList = new StockList();
StockNode stockNode = this.head;
for (; stockNode != null; stockNode = stockNode.Next)
{
if (listToMerge.Contains(stockNode.StockHolding) == null)
{
listToMerge.AddStock(stockNode.StockHolding);
}
else
{
continue;
}
}
resultList = listToMerge;
return(resultList);
}
//Rahil Shaik
//param (StockList) listToCompare : StockList which has to comared for similarity index
//summary : finds the similar number of nodes between two lists
//return : similarty index
//return type : int
public int Similarity(StockList listToCompare)
{
int similarityIndex = 0;
//Creating an instance for current node
StockNode currentNode = this.head;
if (listToCompare != null)
{
while (currentNode != null)
{
//Checking if the current stock holding is present in the list
if (listToCompare.Contains(currentNode.StockHolding) != null)
{
//Increasing the index count if it is present
similarityIndex += 1;
}
currentNode = currentNode.Next;
}
}
return(similarityIndex);
}
