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removeBadPairs

Language/Type: Java ArrayList Collections
Author: Marty Stepp

Write a method removeBadPairs that accepts an ArrayList of integers and removes any adjacent pair of integers in the list if the left element of the pair is larger than the right element of the pair. Every pair's left element is an even-numbered index in the list, and every pair's right element is an odd index in the list. For example, suppose a variable called list stores the following element values: 

[3, 7, 9, 2, 5, 5, 8, 5, 6, 3, 4, 7, 3, 1]

We can think of this list as a sequence of pairs: (3, 7), (9, 2), (5, 5), (8, 5), (6, 3), (4, 7), (3, 1). The pairs (9, 2), (8, 5), (6, 3), and (3, 1) are "bad" because the left element is larger than the right one, so these pairs should be removed. So the call of removeBadPairs(list); would change the list to store the following element values: 

[3, 7, 5, 5, 4, 7]

If the list has an odd length, the last element is not part of a pair and is also considered "bad;" it should therefore be removed by your method.

If an empty list is passed in, the list should still be empty at the end of the call. You may assume that the list passed is not null. 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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This is a method problem. Write a Java method as described. Do not write a complete program or class; just the method(s) above.

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