Problem with double pointer

I am having problem dereferencing a double pointer (headRef) and passing the address to struct pointer (temp). In the below deleteList function when i try to pass the address of headRef->next to temp I get the error..

i.e
temp = (headRef->next);

Above statement give me the error:
<--- gives error mentioning "Request for member 'next' in something is not a struct or union..


When i try to comment out the error lines, step into deleteList function and the check the value (header->next) using gdb, i see the address of next node. But why cannot I assain the value to temp pointer. Please let me know.

The program is for deleting the entire linked list. Have pasted the program below:



Error Program:

Code:

deleteList(struct node **headRef)
{
    struct node *temp; 
    temp = malloc(sizeof(struct node ) );    
        while (*headRef != NULL) {
                        /* Store the address of next node */
            temp = (headRef->next);   <--- gives error mentioning "Request for member 'next' in something is not a struct or union..  
            free(*headRef)
            *headRef = temp;
            
        }
    
    
}

Entire function

Code:

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>

struct node *BuildOneTwoThree();
void push(struct node** headRef, int newData);
void deleteList(struct node **headRef);

struct node
{
    int data;
    struct node *next;
};




int main()
{ 
    struct node* myList = BuildOneTwoThree();    
    deleteList(&myList);
    
    return 0;

}



void
deleteList(struct node **headRef)
{
    struct node *temp; 
    
    temp = malloc(sizeof(struct node ) );    
        while (*headRef != NULL) {
            temp = (headRef->next);
            free(*headRef)
            *headRef = temp;
            
        }
    
    
}

void push(struct node** headRef, int newData)
{
    struct node* newNode = malloc(sizeof(struct node));
    
    newNode->data = newData;
    newNode->next = (*headRef);
    *headRef = newNode;
    
}


/* Build and return the list */

struct node *BuildOneTwoThree()
{
    
    struct node* head = NULL;
    push(&head, 3);
    push(&head, 2);
    push(&head, 1);
    
    return(head);
}

Try (*headRef)->next

Originally Posted by cjjoy1980

Code:

deleteList(struct node **headRef)
{
    struct node *temp; 
    temp = malloc(sizeof(struct node ) );

Don't call malloc from within a function whose sole purpose is to free a list's contents. All it does here is create a memory leak.
Just delete the line of code with the malloc.

thanks Salem, iMalc.. yes (*headRef)->next worked.. Also removed redundant malloc statement.