Bidirectional list - list

The following code calculates the sum of the elements of the unidirectional list items greater than 3 and smaller than 8 and the result of the sum is changed the beginning of the list.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
struct List
{
int num;
List* nItem;
};
int Input()
{
int number;
cout << "Enter the number: "; cin >> number;
return number;
}
void MakeList(List **head, int n)
{
if (n > 0) {
*head = new List;
(*head)->num = Input();
(*head)->nItem = NULL;
MakeList(&(*head)->nItem, n - 1);
}
}
void Print(List* head)
{
if (head != NULL) {
cout << head->num << " ";
Print(head->nItem);
}
}
List* Add_start(List* head, int index, int elm)
{
List* p = new List;
p->num = elm;
p->nItem = NULL;
if (head == NULL) {
head = p;
}
else {
List* current = head;
for (int i = 0; (i < index - 1) && (current->nItem != NULL); i++)
{
current = current->nItem;
}
if (index == 0)
{
p->nItem = head;
head = p;
}
else {
if (current->nItem != NULL) {
p->nItem = current->nItem;
}
current->nItem = p;
}
}
return head;
}
int Sum(List* head)
{
int sum = 0;
List* p = head;
while(p) {
if ((p->num > 3) && (p->num < 8))
sum += p->num;
p = p->nItem;
}
return sum;
}
void DeleteList(List* head)
{
if (head != NULL) {
DeleteList(head->nItem);
delete head;
}
}
int main()
{
int n = 10;
List* head = NULL;
cout << "Enter 10 number to the list\n" << endl;
MakeList(&head, n);
int sum = Sum(head);
head = Add_start(head, 0, sum);
cout << "\nList: ";
Print(head);
cout << endl;
DeleteList(head);
system("pause");
return 0;
}
How can I do the same operation with a bidirectional list?

Notes:
A bidirectional (or double linked) list, also has a member pointing to the previous node: this is the whole difference between the 2 list types (as a consequence the first element - or the one at the left of the list, will have this member pointing to NULL). So, when such a node is created/inserted into a list, this new member should be set as well (I commented in the code places where this happens), for the new node and for the one following it (if any).
I modified the way of how a list is created - MakeList replaced by _MakeList2 + MakeList2; the underscore(_) in _MakeList2 specifies that it's somehow private (convention borrowed from Python) - it's not very nice, but I thought it's easier this way
I don't have Visual Studio on this computer, so I used gcc. It complained about system function so I had to add #include <stdlib.h>
I renamed some of the identifiers (List -> Node, Add_start -> AddNode, nItem -> nNode) either because the new names make more sense, or their names are consistent
I tried to keep the changes to a minimum (so the solution is as close as possible to your original post)
I enhanced (by adding an additional argument: toRight (default value: 1)) the Print func, so it can iterate the list both ways - I am iterating right to left (for testing purposes) before deleting the list
I corrected some (minor) coding style issues
Here's the modified code:
#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
using namespace std;
struct Node {
int num;
Node *pNode, *nNode; // Add a new pointer to the previous node.
};
int Input() {
int number;
cout << "Enter the number: "; cin >> number;
return number;
}
Node *_MakeList2(int n, Node *last=NULL) {
if (n > 0) {
Node *node = new Node;
node->num = Input();
node->pNode = last;
node->nNode = _MakeList2(n - 1, node);
return node;
}
return NULL;
}
Node *MakeList2(int n) {
return _MakeList2(n);
}
void Print(Node *head, int toRight=1) {
if (head != NULL) {
cout << head->num << " ";
if (toRight)
Print(head->nNode, 1);
else
Print(head->pNode, 0);
}
}
Node* AddNode(Node *head, int index, int elm) {
Node *p = new Node;
p->num = elm;
p->pNode = NULL; // Make the link between this node and the previous one.
p->nNode = NULL;
if (head == NULL) {
head = p;
} else {
Node *current = head;
for (int i = 0; (i < index - 1) && (current->nNode != NULL); i++) {
current = current->nNode;
}
if (index == 0) {
p->nNode = head;
head->pNode = p; // Make link between next node's previous node and the current one.
head = p;
} else {
if (current->nNode != NULL) {
p->nNode = current->nNode;
}
p->pNode = current; // Make the link between this node and the previous one.
current->nNode = p;
}
}
return head;
}
int Sum(Node* head) {
int sum = 0;
Node *p = head;
while(p) {
if ((p->num > 3) && (p->num < 8))
sum += p->num;
p = p->nNode;
}
return sum;
}
void DeleteList(Node *head) {
if (head != NULL) {
DeleteList(head->nNode);
delete head;
}
}
int main() {
int n = 10;
Node *head = NULL, *tail = NULL;
cout << "Enter " << n << " number(s) to the list" << endl << endl;
head = MakeList2(n);
int sum = Sum(head);
head = AddNode(head, 0, sum);
cout << endl << "List: ";
Print(head);
cout << endl;
tail = head;
if (tail) {
while (tail->nNode != NULL)
tail = tail->nNode;
cout << endl << "List reversed: ";
Print(tail, 0);
cout << endl;
}
DeleteList(head);
system("pause");
return 0;
}

Related

finding min, max, and average of linked list

I have a program in which I'm supposed to build functions using linked lists to perform a variety of tasks. Currently, I am having an issue finding the min and max value of the linked list. For some reason when both come out to be the highest which digit which is 9, and when I try to find the average of the list, it still comes out as 9.
additionally, I think it's interfering with my pop function which is supposed to delete the last item, but when I try to work it by sections one part wont work until he previous section is running for whatever reason.
here is my header
#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
#ifndef LINKEDLIST_H
#define LINKEDLIST_H
class LinkedList
{
private:
struct Node
{
int data;
Node *next;
};
int size;
Node *head, *tail;
public:
LinkedList();
~LinkedList();
// misc
void display();
// sorting and searching
// reverse --> sorting in descending
int linearSearch(int key);
void sort();
void reverse();
// various math
int min();
int max();
int mean();
// adding
void append(int num);
void insert(int num, int pos);
// removing
void pop();
void remove(int pos);
};
#endif // LINKEDLIST_H
the header's source file
#include "linkedlist.h"
LinkedList::LinkedList()
{
head = nullptr;
tail = nullptr;
size = 0;
}
LinkedList::~LinkedList()
{
if(head != nullptr)
{
Node *temp;
while(head != nullptr)
{
temp = head->next;
// deletes head
delete head;
// goes to next element
head = temp;
}
}
}
void LinkedList::display()
{
Node *temp = head;
for(int i = 0; i < size; i++)
{
cout << temp->data << "\t";
temp = temp->next;
}
cout << endl;
}
void LinkedList::append(int num)
{
// list is empty
if(head == nullptr)
{
head = new Node;
head->data = num;
head->next = nullptr;
// sets tail to head
tail = head;
}
else
{
// creates new node
Node *temp = new Node;
// sets new node data
temp->data = num;
temp->next = nullptr;
// sets previous tail link to new node
tail->next = temp;
// sets this node to new tail
tail = temp;
}
// increments size
size++;
}
void LinkedList::pop()
{
if(size > 1)
{
Node *temp = head;
// loops to node before tail
while(temp->next->next != nullptr)
{
temp = temp->next;
}
// deletes tail
delete tail;
// sets new tail
tail = temp;
tail->next = nullptr;
}
// if there's only one item
else if(size == 1)
{
Node *temp = tail;
// head and tail are now null
head = nullptr;
tail = nullptr;
// deletes node
delete temp;
}
size--;
}
void LinkedList::insert(int num, int pos)
{
if(pos ==0)
{
Node *temp=new Node;
temp->data=num;
temp->next=head;
head=temp;
}
if(pos>1)
{
Node *pre=new Node;
Node *cur=new Node;
Node *temp=new Node;
cur=head;
for(int i=1;i<pos+1;i++)
{
pre=cur;
cur=cur->next;
}
temp->data=num;
pre->next=temp;
temp->next=cur;
}
size++;
}
int LinkedList::linearSearch(int key)
{
Node *temp = head;
for(int i = 0; i < size; i++)
{
if(temp->data == key)
{
return i;
}
temp = temp->next;
}
return -1;
}
int LinkedList::max()
{
int max = INT_MIN;
for(int i = 0; i < size; i++)
{
while (head != NULL)
{
if (head->data < max)
max = head->data;
head = head->next;
}
}
}
int LinkedList::min()
{
int min = INT_MAX;
for(int i = 0; i < size; i++)
{
while (head != NULL)
{
if (head->data < min)
min = head->data;
head = head->next;
}
}
}
void LinkedList::reverse()
{
Node* temp = head;
// Traverse the List
while (temp) {
Node* min = temp;
Node* r = temp->next;
// Traverse the unsorted sublist
while (r)
{
if (min->data < r->data)
min = r;
r = r->next;
}
// Swap Data
int x = temp->data;
temp->data = min->data;
min->data = x;
temp = temp->next;
}
}
void LinkedList::remove(int pos)
{
Node *temp = head;
if(pos ==0)
{
head = temp->next;
free(temp);
}
if(pos>1)
{
for(int i=0; temp!=NULL && i<pos-1;i++)
{
temp=temp->next;
}
temp->next = temp->next->next;
free(temp->next);
temp->next = temp->next;
}
size--;
}
int LinkedList::mean()
{
int sum = 0;
float avg = 0.0;
Node *temp = head;
while (head != NULL)
{
sum += temp->data;
temp = temp->next;
}
// calculate average
avg = (double)sum / size;
}
void LinkedList::sort()
{
Node* temp = head;
// Traverse the List
while (temp) {
Node* min = temp;
Node* r = temp->next;
// Traverse the unsorted sublist
while (r) {
if (min->data > r->data)
min = r;
r = r->next;
}
// Swap Data
int x = temp->data;
temp->data = min->data;
min->data = x;
temp = temp->next;
}
}
And the main
#include <iostream>
#include "linkedlist.h"
using namespace std;
int main()
{
LinkedList nums;
// adding through append
nums.append(8);
nums.append(6);
nums.append(7);
nums.append(8);
nums.append(0);
nums.append(9);
// displays list
cout << "List after append: " << endl;
nums.display();
cout << endl;
// adding through insert
nums.insert(1, 0);
nums.insert(5, 4);
nums.insert(3, 8);
// displays list
cout << "List after inserting: " << endl;
nums.display();
cout << endl;
// testing searching
cout << "Testing linear search:" << endl;
int pres = nums.linearSearch(7);
if(pres < 0)
{
cout << "7 is not present in the list." << endl;
}
else
{
cout << "7 can be found at location " << pres << endl;
}
pres = nums.linearSearch(5);
if(pres < 0)
{
cout << "5 is not present in the list." << endl;
}
else
{
cout << "5 can be found at location " << pres << endl;
}
cout << endl;
// does math
cout << "Minimum, maximum, and average before removing any items: " << endl;
cout << "Min: " << nums.min() << endl;
cout << "Max: " << nums.max() << endl;
cout << "Mean: " << nums.mean() << endl << endl;
// displays items reversed
cout << "Items reversed: " << endl;
nums.reverse();
nums.display();
cout << endl;
// removing through pop
nums.pop();
nums.pop();
// displays list
cout << "List after popping: " << endl;
nums.display();
cout << endl;
// removing through remove
nums.remove(0);
nums.remove(2);
nums.remove(4);
// displays list
cout << "List after removing: " << endl;
nums.display();
cout << endl;
// displays items sorted
cout << "Items sorted: " << endl;
nums.sort();
nums.display();
cout << endl;
// does math
cout << "Minimum, maximum, and average after removing items: " << endl;
cout << "Min: " << nums.min() << endl;
cout << "Max: " << nums.max() << endl;
cout << "Mean: " << nums.mean() << endl << endl;
// testing searching
cout << "Testing linear search:" << endl;
pres = nums.linearSearch(7);
if(pres < 0)
{
cout << "7 is not present in the list." << endl;
}
else
{
cout << "7 can be found at location " << pres << endl;
}
pres = nums.linearSearch(5);
if(pres < 0)
{
cout << "5 is not present in the list." << endl;
}
else
{
cout << "5 can be found at location " << pres << endl;
}
return 0;
}
the only parts I'm really struggling with is the max, min, and mean along with getting my pop function to actually initiate. I know that the pop function is written correctly but ever since I made the max and min it wont work now.
There are several bugs that I have found in the code, and I have several remarks about it:
You should use spaces, and more consistently. There are places without enough spacing, and places with too many blank lines!
If you have two functions such as insert and append or pop and remove, they should use each other, meaning, append is just insert(0) (notice how I changed it in the code).
You are using double loops where it doesn't make sense (it isn't an error, but it is a bug!).
In the function max, you were doing the wrong comparison, asking if max is bigger than the current value...
You never return a value from min and max, which should at least create a warning in the compilation process!
You were creating empty nodes, and then you just put different values in their pointers, meaning that this new memory was still allocated (since there was no delete), but there was no way to access these anymore (this is a memory leak).
The biggest bug of all - When you loop in the min and max functions, you change the head of the list, which is a major bug (and that is why you got bugs after using this function). The solution is a simple but important lesson in C++ - Const Correctness.
What is const correctness, and why is it important?
When you have a function, that does not change the state of your object, it should be declared const. This is our way to tell the compiler (and other programmers) that it mustn't change the state of our object. For example, min, max and average are classic const functions - they simply make a calculation that does not change the list, and return. If you had written const in the declaration of those, the compilation would have failed, since you actually changed the list (changing the head), although you shouldn't!
Moreover, when receiving objects into a function, whenever possible, you should make the const T& where T is a type. They will enforce that you are using only const functions of this type.
Also, I suggest compiling (at least on g++) with the flags -Wpedantic -Werror'. The first adds some warnings about ISO C++ standards and the second makes all warnings into errors (and thus, yourmin,maxandmean` should not compile, since they don't return a value).
Here is the code:
class LinkedList
{
private:
struct Node
{
int data;
Node *next;
Node(int data_, Node* next_ = nullptr) :
data(data_),
next(next_)
{
}
};
int size;
Node *head, *tail;
public:
LinkedList();
~LinkedList();
void clear();
// various math
int min() const;
int max() const;
int average() const;
// adding
void append(int data);
void insert(int data, int pos);
// removing
void pop();
void remove(int pos);
};
LinkedList::LinkedList()
{
head = nullptr;
tail = nullptr;
size = 0;
}
LinkedList::~LinkedList()
{
clear();
}
void LinkedList::clear()
{
if (head != nullptr)
{
Node *temp;
while(head != nullptr)
{
temp = head->next;
delete head;
head = temp;
}
}
head = nullptr;
tail = nullptr;
size = 0;
}
void LinkedList::display()
{
Node *temp = head;
for(int i = 0; i < size; i++)
{
std::cout << temp->data << "\t";
temp = temp->next;
}
std::cout << std::endl;
}
void LinkedList::insert(int data, int pos)
{
if (pos == 0)
{
Node* prev_head = head;
head = new Node(data, prev_head);
if (size == 0)
{
tail = head;
}
}
else
{
Node *pre=nullptr;
Node *cur = head;
for(int i = 0 ; i < pos + 1; ++i)
{
pre = cur;
cur = cur->next;
}
Node *temp = new Node(data, cur);
pre->next = temp;
}
++size;
}
void LinkedList::append(int data)
{
insert(data, 0);
}
void LinkedList::pop()
{
if (size == 1)
{
Node *temp = tail;
head = nullptr;
tail = nullptr;
delete temp;
}
else
{
Node *temp = head;
while(temp->next != tail)
{
temp = temp->next;
}
Node* node_to_pop = tail;
tail = temp;
tail->next = nullptr;
delete node_to_pop;
}
--size;
}
int LinkedList::max() const
{
int max = INT_MIN;
for (Node* temp = head; temp != nullptr; temp = temp->next)
{
if (temp->data > max)
{
max = temp->data;
}
}
return max;
}
int LinkedList::min() const
{
int min = INT_MAX;
for(Node* temp = head; temp != nullptr; temp = temp->next)
{
if (head->data < min)
{
min = temp->data;
}
}
return min;
}
int LinkedList::average() const
{
int sum = 0;
for(Node* temp = head; temp != nullptr; temp = temp->next)
{
sum += temp->data;
temp = temp->next;
}
return (double)sum / size;
}

How to remove a certain node from a linked list by the data its holding?

We are suppose to enter a string, and then find where the string is in the linked list and remove that node
when i insert to the front of the list, so i enter data values a, b, c , d, when i print it it comes up as d,c,b,a. Now i insert to the rear of it, entering f and g, and the list now looks, d,c,b,a,f,g. I want to remove f but it just use the remove function it does not and still output the same list
using namespace std;
struct node {
string data;
node* next;
};
node* addFront(node* s);
node* addRear(node* s);
void remove(node* head, string abc);
void print(node* head);
int main() {
node* head = NULL;
cout << "Enter 5 data strings\n";
cout << "This will be inserted from the back\n";
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
head = addFront(head);
}
print(head);
cout << "Enter 3 strings and this will be inserted from the back of the orignal string\n";
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
head = addRear(head);
}
print(head);
cout << "Removing the head node\n";
string n;
cout << "Enter a string to remove\n";
cin >> n;
remove(head, n);
print(head);
}
node* addFront(node* s)
{
node* person = new node;
cin >> person->data;
person->next = s;
s = person;
return s;
}
node *addRear(node*s ) {
node* person = new node;
cin >> person->data;
person->next = NULL;
if (s == NULL) {
return person;
}
else {
node* last = s;
while (last->next != NULL) {
last = last->next;
}
last->next = person;
}
return s;
}
void remove(node* head, string a) {
node* previous = NULL;
node* current = head;
if (current == NULL) {
cout << "Value cannot be found\n";
return;
}
else {
while (previous != NULL) {
if (current->data == a) {
previous->next = current->next;
delete current;
break;
}
current = current->next;
}
}
}
void print(node * head)
{
node* temp = head;
while (temp != NULL) // don't access ->next
{
cout << temp->data << " ";
temp = temp->next;
}
cout << endl;
}
In remove function, previous is most certainly NULL when you hit that while loop.
Perhaps consider a do-while loop instead (with better handling of previous).
You may be better off handling the first node in a different manner since the holder of its previous is essentially the root pointer.

C++ circular linked list deletion, counts start at the next node

I have no idea how to delete in a circular link list. For example the head was B, so the list will go from "B, C, D, E, A". The first node will always pick a number from 1-5 which I keep reducing using the counter, so for example if "B" picked 3, the count will start unto it's next node which is "C" so counting from "C", we will have to eliminate "E", once "E" was eliminated.
The new head aka the picker will start unto the next node after the eliminated node, so the next set of nodes will become "A,B,C,D", this function must repeat until there is only 1 last standing node.
#include<iostream>
#include<cstdio>
#include<cstdlib>
#include <string>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;
/*
* Node Declaration
*/
struct node
{
string name;
struct node *next;
};
node *t, *head;
node *ex;
int paper;
int ctr = 5;
int num;
void create(string sname)
{
node *n = new node;
n->name = sname;
if (head == NULL)
{
head = n;
t = n;
}
else
{
t->next = n; // connects the nodes
t = t->next; // moves the connecter to the t= last
}
t->next = head;
}
/*
* Deletion of element from the list
*/
void delete_element(string value)
{
}
//Display Circular Link List
void display()
{
node *temp = new node;
temp = head;
if ((head == NULL) && (t == NULL))
{
}
for (int j = 1; j <= 5; j++)
{
cout << temp->name << "\n";
temp = temp->next;
}
}
void firstpic()
{
srand(time(NULL));
paper = rand() % 5 + 1;
int fctr = 5;
bool p1 = 0, p2 = 0, p3 = 0, p4 = 0, p5 = 0;
if (paper == 1)
{
create("A");//1
fctr--;
}
else if (paper == 2)
{
create("B");//2
p2 = 1;
}
else if (paper == 3)
{
create("C");//2
p3 = 1;
}
else if (paper == 4)
{
create("D");//2
p4 = 1;
}
else if (paper == 5)
{
create("E");//2
p5 = 1;
}
if (p1)
{
create("B");
create("C");
create("D");
create("E");
}
else if (p2)
{
create("C");
create("D");
create("E");
create("A");
}
else if (p3)
{
create("D");
create("E");
create("A");
create("B");
}
else if (p4)
{
create("E");
create("A");
create("B");
create("D");
}
else if (p5)
{
create("A");
create("B");
create("C");
create("D");
}
}
void drawn()
{
node *holder = head;
ex = holder->next;
cout << holder->name << " has drawn: " <<num <<endl;
}
int main()
{
head == NULL;
t == NULL;
srand(time(NULL));
firstpic();
display();
num = rand() % ctr + 1;
drawn();
system("pause>nul");
return 0;
}
Here is something that may suit your needs:
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <string>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;
/*
* Node Declaration
*/
struct node
{
string name;
struct node *next;
};
node *tail, *head;
void addNode(string sname)
{
node *n = new node;
n->name = sname;
if (head == NULL) {
head = n;
tail = n;
} else {
tail->next = n; // connects the nodes
tail = tail->next; // moves the connecter to the t= last
}
tail->next = head;
}
/*
* Deletion of element from the list
*/
void removeNode(string value)
{
// no elements
if (head == NULL) {
return;
}
node *n = head;
node *prev = tail;
// 1 element
if(n == prev) {
if(n->name == value) {
delete n;
head = tail = NULL;
}
return;
}
bool found = false;
// search
do {
if(n->name == value) {
found = true;
break;
}
prev = n;
n = n->next;
} while (n != head);
// no such element
if(!found) {
return;
}
prev->next = n->next;
if(n == head) {
head = n->next;
} else if(n == tail) {
tail = prev;
}
delete n;
}
void displayList()
{
if (head == NULL) {
cout << "empty!" << endl;
return;
}
node *n = head;
do {
cout << n->name << "\n";
n = n->next;
} while (n != head);
cout << endl;
}
void createList()
{
const int count = 5;
std::string names[count] = {"A", "B", "C", "D", "E"};
int nameIndex = rand() % count;
for(int i = 0; i<count; ++i) {
nameIndex += 1;
nameIndex %= count;
addNode(names[nameIndex]);
}
}
int main()
{
srand(time(NULL));
head = NULL;
tail = NULL;
createList();
displayList();
removeNode("A");
displayList();
removeNode("A");
displayList();
removeNode("E");
displayList();
removeNode("B");
displayList();
removeNode("C");
displayList();
removeNode("D");
displayList();
system("pause>nul");
return 0;
}
Note that during node deletion you should take care of such cases as:
No elements case
Last 1 element to be deleted
Head deletion
Tail deletion
Also, never do things like you did in your firstpic() function: it is a painfull way to do it. drawn() function seems not to do anything that makes sence, but it is out of question's scope.

c++ Stuck making an binary tree implementation with an array and lists

I am working on writing a list of children binary tree implementation. In my code I have an array of lists. Each list contains a node followed by its children on the tree. I finished writing the code and everything compiled, but I keep getting a segmentation fault error and I cannot figure out why. I have been attempting to debug and figure out where my code messes up. I know that there is an issue with the FIRST function. It causes a segmentation fault. Also, when I try to print just one of the lists of the array, it prints everything. I have been stuck on this for a very long time now and would like some help. Can anyone offer suggestions as to why the FIRST and PRINT functions are not working? Maybe there is a large error that I just cannot see.
My code is as follows:
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <array>
#include <string.h>
using namespace std;
struct node
{
char element;
struct node *next;
}*start;
class list
{
public:
void ADD(char n);
node* CREATE(char n);
void BEGIN(char n);
char FIRST();
char END();
char NEXT(char n);
char PREVIOUS(char n);
int LOCATE(char n);
void EMPTY();
void PRINT();
list()
{
start = NULL;
}
};
char PARENT(const char n, list tree[], int length)
{
int i=0;
list l;
for (i; i<length; i++)
{
l = tree[i];
if (n != l.FIRST())
{
if (l.LOCATE(n)>0)
return l.FIRST();
}
}
}
char LEFTMOST_CHILD(char n, list tree[], int length)
{
int i;
list l;
for (i=0; i<length; i++)
{
l = tree[i];
if (l.FIRST() == n)
return l.NEXT(n);
}
}
char RIGHT_SIBLING(char n, list tree[], int length)
{
int i;
list l;
for (i=0; i<length; i++)
{
l = tree[i];
if(n != l.FIRST())
{
if (l.LOCATE(n) > 0)
{
return l.NEXT(n);
}
}
}
}
char ROOT(list tree[]) //assumes array is in order, root is first item
{
list l;
l = tree[0];
cout << "Assigned tree to l" << endl;
return l.FIRST();
}
void MAKENULL(list tree[], int length)
{
int i;
list l;
for (i=0; i<length; i++)
{
l = tree[i];
l.EMPTY();
}
}
void list::PRINT()
{
struct node *temp;
if (start == NULL)
{
cout << "The list is empty" << endl;
return;
}
temp = start;
cout << "The list is: " << endl;
while (temp != NULL)
{
cout << temp->element << "->" ;
temp = temp->next;
}
cout << "NULL" << endl << endl;
}
void list::EMPTY()
{
struct node *s, *n;
s = start;
while (s != NULL)
{
n = s->next;
free(s);
s = n;
}
start = NULL;
}
int list::LOCATE(char n)
{
int pos = 0;
bool flag = false;
struct node *s;
s = start;
while (s != NULL)
{
pos++;
if (s->element == n)
{
flag == true;
return pos;
}
s = s->next;
}
if (!flag)
return -1;
}
void list::ADD(char n)
{
struct node *temp, *s;
temp = CREATE(n);
s = start;
while (s->next != NULL)
s = s->next;
temp->next = NULL;
s->next = temp;
}
node *list::CREATE(char n)
{
struct node *temp;
temp = new(struct node);
temp->element = n;
temp->next = NULL;
return temp;
}
void list::BEGIN(char n)
{
struct node *temp, *p;
temp = CREATE(n);
if (start == NULL)
{
start = temp;
start->next = NULL;
}
}
char list::FIRST()
{
char n;
struct node *s;
s = start;
cout << "s = start" << endl;
n = s->element;
cout << "n" << endl;
return n;
}
char list::END()
{
struct node *s;
s = start;
int n;
while (s != NULL)
{
n = s->element;
s = s->next;
}
return n;
}
char list::NEXT(char n)
{
char next;
struct node *s;
s = start;
while (s != NULL)
{
if (s->element == n)
break;
s = s->next;
}
s = s->next;
next = s->element;
return next;
}
char list::PREVIOUS(char n)
{
char previous;
struct node *s;
s = start;
while (s != NULL)
{
previous = s->element;
s = s->next;
if (s->element == n)
break;
}
return previous;
}
main()
{
list a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n;
a.BEGIN('A');
b.BEGIN('B');
c.BEGIN('C');
d.BEGIN('D');
e.BEGIN('E');
f.BEGIN('F');
g.BEGIN('G');
h.BEGIN('H');
i.BEGIN('I');
j.BEGIN('J');
k.BEGIN('K');
l.BEGIN('L');
m.BEGIN('M');
n.BEGIN('N');
a.ADD('B');
a.ADD('C');
b.ADD('D');
b.ADD('E');
e.ADD('I');
i.ADD('M');
i.ADD('N');
c.ADD('F');
c.ADD('G');
c.ADD('H');
g.ADD('J');
g.ADD('K');
h.ADD('L');
a.PRINT();
list tree[] = {a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n};
int length = sizeof(tree)/sizeof(char);
char root = ROOT(tree);
cout << "Found root" << endl;
char parent = PARENT('G', tree, length);
cout << "Found Parent" << endl;
char leftChild = LEFTMOST_CHILD('C', tree, length);
cout << "found left child" << endl;
char rightSibling = RIGHT_SIBLING('D', tree, length);
cout << "found right sibling" << endl;
cout << "The root of the tree is: ";
cout << root << endl;
cout << "The parent of G is: ";
cout << parent << endl;
cout << "The leftmost child of C is" ;
cout << leftChild << endl;
cout << "The right sibling of D is: " ;
cout << rightSibling << endl;
}
Any help will be very appreciated. Thanks you!
The fundamental problem is that you have written a lot of code before testing any of it. When you write code, start with something small and simple that works perfectly, add complexity a little at a time, test at every step, and never add to code that doesn't work.
The specific problem (or at least one fatal problem) is here:
struct node
{
char element;
struct node *next;
}*start;
class list
{
public:
//...
list()
{
start = NULL;
}
};
The variable start is a global variable. The class list has no member variables, but uses the global variable. It sets start to NULL every time a list is constructed, and every list messes with the same pointer. The function FIRST dereferences a pointer without checking whether the pointer is NULL, and when it is, you get Undefined Behavior.
It's not entirely clear what you intended, but you seem to misunderstand how variables work in C++.

Linked Lists Program Crashes After Receiving Values from User

My program is meant to run several functions, insertnode takes values from the user and creates a list of them using nodes and sorts them in order from least to greatest, printlist prints the values separated by spaces, mergelist merges the two lists in order, and reverselist reverses the list. The command prompt accepts values but once the stopping condition (0) is entered for the second list it crashes. Visual Studio shows no errors. I figure something is either wrong with the functions or the pointers. Someone spoke to me of a memory leak but Im unsure as to how to fix that.
#include <iostream>
#include <stack>
using namespace std;
class node {
private:
double num;
node *link;
public:
node() { }
node(double m, node *n) { num = m; link = n; }
node* getlink() { return link; }
double getdata() { return num; }
void setdata(double m) { num = m; }
void setlink(node* n) { link = n; }
};
typedef node* nodeptr;
void insertnode(nodeptr& head, double m);
void printlist(nodeptr head);
nodeptr mergelists(nodeptr& head1, nodeptr& head2);
void reverselist(nodeptr& head);
int main()
{
double input;a
nodeptr head1 = NULL; // Pointer to the head of List #1
nodeptr head2 = NULL; // Pointer to the head of List #2
nodeptr temp;
// Part 1 - Create two sorted lists
cout << "-------------------------------------" << endl;
cout << "CREATE LIST #1: " << endl;
cout << "-------------------------------------" << endl;
do {
cout << "Enter value (0 to quit): ";
cin >> input;
insertnode(head1, input);
} while (input != 0);
cout << "-------------------------------------" << endl;
cout << "CREATE LIST #2: " << endl;
cout << "-------------------------------------" << endl;
do {
cout << "Enter value (0 to quit): ";
cin >> input;
insertnode(head2, input);
} while (input != 0);
// Part 1 - Print the lists to make sure that they are correct.
printlist(head1);
printlist(head2);
// Part 2 - Merge the two lists and display the new merged list
temp = mergelists(head1, head2);
printlist(temp);
// Part 3 - Reverse the merged list and then display it
reverselist(temp);
printlist(temp);
return 0;
}
void insertnode(nodeptr& head, double m){
nodeptr p = head;
nodeptr k = p;
if (!p){
nodeptr n = new node(m, NULL);
}
else {
while (m >= p->getdata()){
k = p;
p = p->getlink();
}
nodeptr n = new node;
n->setdata(m);
k->setlink(n);
if (p){
n->setlink(p);
}
}
}
void printlist(nodeptr head){
nodeptr p = head;
while (p){
double m = p->getdata();
cout << m << " ";
p = p->getlink();
}
cout << endl;
}
nodeptr mergelists(nodeptr &head1, nodeptr &head2){
nodeptr result = 0, last = 0;;
if (head1->getdata() <= head2->getdata()){
result = head1;
head1 = head1->getlink();
}
else {
result = head2;
head2 = head2->getlink();
}
last = result;
while (head1 && head2){
if (head1->getdata() <= head2->getdata()){
last->setlink(head1);
last = head1;
head1 = head1->getlink();
}
else{
last->setlink(head2);
last = head2;
head2 = head2->getlink();
}
}
if (head1)
last->setlink(head1);
else if (head2)
last->setlink(head2);
last = 0;
head1 = 0;
head2 = 0;
return result;
}
void reverselist(nodeptr& head){
stack<double> holder;
nodeptr p = head;
while (p){
holder.push(p->getdata());
p = p->getlink();
}
p = head;
while (p){
p->setdata(holder.top());
holder.pop();
p = p->getlink();
}
}
There are a few issues with this method:
void insertnode(nodeptr& head, double m){
nodeptr p = head;
nodeptr k = p;
if (!p)
{
head = new node(m, NULL); // Update head
}
else
{
while (p && m >= p->getdata()) // Check for p!=NULL
{
k = p;
p = p->getlink();
}
nodeptr n = new node;
n->setdata(m);
k->setlink(n);
if (p)
{
n->setlink(p);
}
}
}
The simplified version:
void insertnode(nodeptr& head, double m)
{
nodeptr p = head;
nodeptr k = nullptr;
while (p && m >= p->getdata())
{
k = p;
p = p->getlink();
}
if (!k)
{
head = new node(m, p);
}
else
{
k->setlink(new node(m, p));
}
}
There are two issue is that you are not updating the head node when you insert into the linked list. The previous answer by #uncletall outlined this.
The second issue is very simple -- you failed to initialize the link to NULL when you default construct a node. Make the following change in your node class:
class node {
private:
double num;
node *link;
public:
node() : link(0) { } // here is the change here
//...
//... the rest of your code
};
When you default construct a node the link is now initialized. Without this change, your link node was a garbage value, thus you were not traversing the links properly when you were inserting more items in the list.
The change is similar to (but not exactly) the same as this:
class node {
private:
double num;
node *link;
public:
node() { link = 0; } // here is the change here
//...
//... the rest of your code
};
The difference is that link is assigned in the body of the constructor here, while the first example initializes the link to 0 before the constructor has started. Both wind up doing the same thing.