Write a function named flipHalf
that reverses the order of half of the elements of a queue
of integers, passed by reference as a parameter to your function.
Your function should reverse the order of all the elements in odd-numbered positions (position 1, 3, 5, etc.) assuming that the first value in the queue has position 0.
For example, if the queue originally stores this sequence of numbers when the function is called:
index: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
front {1, 8, 7, 2, 9, 18, 12, 0} back
Then it should store the following values after the function finishes executing:
index: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
front {1, 0, 7, 18, 9, 2, 12, 8} back
Notice that numbers in even positions (positions 0, 2, 4, 6) have not moved.
That sub-sequence of numbers is still: (1
, 7
, 9
, 12
).
But notice that the numbers in odd positions (positions 1, 3, 5, 7) are now in reverse order relative to the original.
In other words, the original sub-sequence: (8
, 2
, 18
, 0
) - has become: (0
, 18
, 2
, 8
).
Constraints: You may use a single stack as auxiliary storage.