Why wouldn't the head change - linkedlist implementation [closed] - c++

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What I'm trying to do is to insert a node with a value to the ith location of a linked list. It has to return true if the insertion was successful, false otherwise. What I'm not able to understand is how to add to the start of the list. What I tries did not insert it at all. Where is the problem?
bool insertat(struct Node*head, int value,int loc){
Node *q = new Node;
q->data=value;
if(loc>list_length(head)){
insertlast(head,value);
return true;
}
else if(loc<=0){
cout<<"invalid location";
return false;
}
else if(loc==1){
q->next=head;
head=q;
return true;
}
else{
int i=1;
Node*p =head;
while( i<loc-1){
p=p->next;
i++;
}
q->next=p->next;
p->next=q;
return true;
}
}

This is because you are passing pointer by value. So, changes done to head in this function are lost.
Rather change your function to:-
bool insertat(struct Node**head, int value,int loc)
and pass the address of head.
OR
bool insertat(struct Node*&head, int value,int loc)

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This assignment is designed to explore linked lists so you will implement a singly linked-list to hold a collection of bids loaded from a CSV file [closed]

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I need help please It keeps giving me the same number and not a different one.
Bid LinkedList::Search(string bidId) {
// FIXME (6): Implement search logic
// special case if matching node is the head
// make head point to the next node in the list
//decrease size count
//return
// start at the head of the list
// keep searching until end reached with while loop (next != nullptr
// if the current node matches, return it
// else current node is equal to next node
//return bid
Node* temp = head;
Node* holder = new Node;
holder->bid.bidId = "";
while (temp != nullptr) {
cout << temp->bid.bidId << endl;
if (temp->bid.bidId == bidId) {
return temp->bid;
}
temp = temp->next;
return holder->bid;
}
}
Just remove everything with a holder. And at the end throw an exception when nothing was found. Alternatively return std::optional<Bid>.

Parenthesis Checker gfgs [closed]

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The following code is giving segmentation fault can anyone tell why. this is a geeks for geeks practice problem (Parenthesis Checker) .
Q- Given an expression string x. Examine whether the pairs and the orders of “{“,”}”,”(“,”)”,”[“,”]” are correct in exp.
For example, the function should return 'true' for exp = “[()]{}{()()}” and 'false' for exp = “[(])”.
bool check(string s)
{
stack<char> save;
int x = s.size();
for(int i=0;i<x;i++)
{
if(s[i]=='{' || s[i]=='['|| s[i]=='(')
{
save.push(s[i]);
}
else if(s[i]=='}'){
if(save.top()=='{')
{
save.pop();
}
else{
return false;
}
}
else if(s[i]==']')
{
if(save.top()=='[')
{
save.pop();
}
else{
return false;
}
}
else if(s[i]==')')
{
if(save.top()=='(')
{
save.pop();
}
else{
return false;
}
}
}
if(!save.empty())
{
return false;
}
else{
return true;
}
}
You have a chance to seg-fault when the stack is empty and the next character in the string is a closing paren.
E.g. if the input string is ")" or "())" your program will not behave as intended.
You will need to change the if statements from
if (save.top() == '('){...} to if (!save.empty() && save.top() == '('){...}
And similarly for every other case where you check save.top (The preceeding code does not guarantee that the stack is not empty at that given point).
Note: You would also need to do this for each occurrence of pop as well, but the guards before top() will guarantee that the stack is not empty when you then pop.

I have created function to modify a node in Linkedlist in C++ but its not working: [closed]

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This Function is Created in LinkedList to modify a node at a given position. But, this function is not working properly and it is giving some random values.
void update_data(int old, int new_data) {//Function toupdate node
Node *curr=header;//Data members
int pos = 0;
while(curr->next!=NULL) {
if(curr->isbn == old)
{
curr->isbn = new_data;
cout<<old<<" Found at position "<<pos<<" Replaced with "<<new_data<<endl;;
}
curr = curr->next;
pos++;
}
}
For starters the variable pos is not used within the function.
Secondly the condition of the while loop
while(curr->next!=NULL) {
is incorrect and in general can invoke undefined behavior because the pointer header can be equal to nullptr. And moreover if the list contains only one node pointed to by the pointer header and its data member isbn is equal to the value of the variable old it will not be changed.
The function should not output any message.
The function can look the following way
void update_data( int old, int new_data )
{//Function toupdate node
for ( Node *curr = header; curr != nullptr; curr = curr->next )
{
if ( curr->isbn == old )
{
curr->isbn = new_data;
}
}
}

Control reaches at the end of non-void function [closed]

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I am doing a question on Hackerrank ,but whenever I compile my code it shows control reaches at the end of non-void function .Here is my source code :
/*
Compare two linked lists A and B
Return 1 if they are identical and 0 if they are not.
Node is defined as
struct Node
{
int data;
struct Node *next;
}
*/
int CompareLists(Node *headA, Node* headB)
{
if(headA==NULL&&headB==NULL)
{
return 1;
}
else if( headA!=NULL&&headB!=NULL)
{
while(headA!=NULL&&headB!=NULL)
{
if(headA->data==headB->data)
{
headA=headA->next;
headB=headB->next;
}
else
{
return 0;
exit (0);
}
return 1;
}
}
else
{
return 0;
}
}
Please tell how to rectify this and thanks in advance.
I can see two problems with reachability here. First the simple one:
{
return 0;
exit (0);
}
The exit call is unreachable. (That line is almost certainly a mistake. I can't think of any good reason to call exit there.)
Next the more complicated one ... that is the root cause of the compilation error:
while(headA!=NULL&&headB!=NULL)
{
if(headA->data==headB->data)
{
headA=headA->next;
headB=headB->next;
}
else
{
return 0;
exit (0);
}
return 1;
}
Look at where the return 1; is. It is INSIDE the loop.
So, what happens if headA != NULL && headB != NULL evaluates to false? In that case, the loop body with the return 1; at the end is skipped ... and you reach the end of the method.
Hence the compilation error.
I suspect that the "fix" is to move the return to after the loop, but I didn't try to understand the logic of your code, so that might be the wrong "fix".
What happens after this code executes?
if(headA->data==headB->data)
{
headA=headA->next;
headB=headB->next;
}
...if headA->next == NULL or headB->next == NULL?

Remove node at the TAIL Linked List C++ [closed]

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All, I'm creating a function that would remove the tail from a linked list. And My function works fine for just one iteration but it doesn't for subsequent ones.
Could anybody shed some light?
Thanks
int List::removeAtTail(){
if(head == NULL)
{
cout << "Node cannot be deleted from an empty linkedList" << endl;
}
if(curr->next= NULL)
{
curr->next=curr;
}
return 0;
}
And also, if I would like to return the element that I deleted, how would I go around at doing that?
There are many ways this can be done, following is one:
int List::removeAtTail(){
while(curr != NULL) {
if(curr->next == NULL) { // depending on your implementation you might use Tail
int temp = *curr;
delete curr;
return temp;
}
curr = curr->next;
}
return 0;
}
Notice how we iterate through the list until we find the last item. At that point we store it in a temporary variable before freeing the memory. Lastly we return the value stored in the temporary variable.