Incementing 'pointer' in linked list

Question

Hi,
Im trying to create a linked list in java having just been coding in C so im all mixed up. i have created a simple linked list and now hope to use inheritance to develope this list into something more practical and adding insert, removes and existence checks. i am using a system whereby i have defined a link within the list which i am also using as a 'pointer' so i can do things like the functions mentioned above.
i thought that in order to increment my pointer onto the next link in the list i would type node.next (where node is the name of the link). this is not working at all and i havent a clue how to fix it.
here is the code i am using:
public class link
    public int value;
    public link next;
    public link(int data, link nxt)
        value = data;
        next = nxt;
public class LinkedList {
    public link head;
    public link tail;
    public int length;
    public LinkedList()
        create();
    public void create()
        this.length = 0;
        this.head = null;
        this.tail = null;
    public void cons(int data)
        if(head == null)
            head = new link(data, head);
            tail = head;
            length++;
        } else {
            head = new link(data, head);
            length++;
    public int head()
        return head.value;
    public int tail()
        return tail.value;
    public boolean isEmpty()
        if(head == null)
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
public class Ordered extends LinkedList {
    public link node;
    public void insert(int data, int pos)
           //insert code to go here
    public int remove(int pos)
        int counter = 0;
        int data = null;
        node = head;
        if(pos < length){
            while(counter < pos){
                node.next;  //increment node here
                counter++;
            data = node.value;
        return data;
    public boolean isIn(int data)
        int counter = 0;
        boolean flag = false;
        node = tail;
        while(counter < length){
           if(node.value == data){
                flag = true;
           counter++;
           //increment node here
        return flag;
}Many thanks in advance,
Nick

Answer 1

Hey,
i have an update on this problem. i used the node = node.next suggestion but that will not actually allow me to edit the object at all, it just copies it.
is there anyway of iterating through the links (objects) in order to edit their variables? im trying to implement the remove code now but if i want to change the next value on the selected link it will only change it in the copy that is being stored under node, not that actual object.
heres the code:
    public int remove(int pos)
        int counter = 1;
        int data = 0;
        node = head;
        if(pos <= length){
            while(counter < (length - pos)){ //this loop will set node to the link that needs to be
                node = node.next;                     //removed from the linked list
                counter++;
            counter = 0;
            node2 = head;
            while(counter < (pos - 1)){ //this loop sets node2 to the link before the link that
                node2 = node2.next;       //needs to be removed
                counter++;
            data = node.value; //stores the value of the link to be removed
            node = node.next; //increments node to the next link
            node2.next = node; //the next value at node2 is then changed so that it bypasses
            length--;                     //the link i want removed
        return data;
    }i have annotated my intentions of each line, but they do not actually do what i want.
if anyone knows how to change the variables in a object could you help me out please,
cheers, Nick