Thread: Adding several nodes to a linked list using a loop

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    Adding several nodes to a linked list using a loop

    Lets say I have a node like this

    Code:
    typedef struct node
    {
    	int data;
    	struct node *next;
    } Node;
    and lets say that i entered 3 nodes (which all have their memory allocated of course) in a list which looks like this:

    Code:
    1. node data = 1
    2. node data = 2
    3. node data = 3
    If I enter a number lets say 7, I would like to have a funcntion that enters 7-3 = 4 nodes at the end of the list so when it is done the list looks like this:

    Code:
    1. node data = 1
    2. node data = 2
    3. node data = 3
    4. node data = 4
    5. node data = 5
    6. node data = 6
    7. node data = 7
    I'd like to use a loop to do this but it doesn't work at all, it doesn't compile as it breaks on the green line.

    Code:
    /* NEW NODE */
    Node* NewNode(int n)
    {
        Node* new = malloc(sizeof(kat));
    	
        new->data = n;
        new->next = NULL;	
    	
        return(new);	
    } 
    
    /* LAST NODE */
    Node* LastNode(Node *head)
    {
        Node *temp = head;
        while (temp != NULL)
    	  temp = temp->next;
    		
        return(temp);
    }
    
    /* ADD NODES */
    void AddNodes(Node **head, int n)
    {
       Node *last;
       do 
       {
             last = LastNode(*poc);
             Node *new = NewNode(last->data);
             last->next = new;
       } while (last->data < n)
    }

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    Your LastNode function is going to return NULL. You should instead use:
    Code:
    while( temp->next ) temp = temp->next;
    This assumes you've already made sure temp isn't NULL before it hits the while loop.

    Quzah.
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    The green line may note be correct. What compiler errors do you get. Maybe you want this:
    Code:
    /* ADD NODES */
    void AddNodes(Node **head, int n)
    {
       Node *last, *new;
       do 
       {
             last = LastNode(*poc);
             new = NewNode(last->data);
             last->next = new;
       } while (last->data < n)
    }

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    The description of 'AddNodes' doesn't really match with what it's actually doing either. Say you make one new node, and you put a 1 in it. Now, you call this with a three:
    Code:
    do
        last = 1
        new = NN(1)
        last->next = new = 1
    check to see that 1 is less than 3
    do that indefinitely, because last always = 1
    Quzah.
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