Linked list question...

Hi there..

I have a simple question.

How do you send the pointer back to the start of one's list after creating it..

I have this:
typedef struct myitem
{
char *listitem;
struct myitem *next;
} MYLIST;


I use the function:
void slstore(struct myitem *i)
{
static struct myitem *last=NULL;
if(!last) last = i;
i->next = NULL;
last = i;

}

to store my items into the list..

I want to use
void display(struct myitem *top)
{
while (top){
printf("%s\n",top->listitem);
top = top->next;
}
}

But I guess I need to put the pointer back to the start of the list before calling display..

Any ideas on how to do that?


//kor

You need to create two items for that list: one to traverse though and one to hold the position of first item; ``myitem *head, *current;''

Now, never change the contents of head (only when you want to create/destroying the list). When you need to dig a specific node from the list do ``current = current->next;'' and jump to the beginning like ``current = head;''