Writing linked lists to files
Can you use fread and fwrite to write linked lists to an external file? I know how to use fread and fwrite to write a structure, but what is the proper code for linked lists.
I have a feeling it will have something to do with *first, *current, *new structure variables but can't quite figure it out.
You could loop through the list, writing each node to a file. However, the pointers that join the nodes are going to be invalid when you read them back in, so special care will be needed. (They are only valid for each run of the prog, when they are in memory. New memory locations (pointers) will be assigned when you read nodes back in).
When all else fails, read the instructions.
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You can store the data to the file. But when you are reading the file again, I think you have to build up the tree again. Pointers are only valid for the time running. When the program goes running again, different addresses will be use, so the pointers will be invalid.
