Maximum And Minimum

Okay everyone I managed to do a linked list I did a couple of comparisons to get a maximum and a minimum out of the code observe

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
using namespace std;
//linked list first example

struct node
{
	int info; 
	node *next;    //a pointer named node of size node(the structure in which it is contained)
};

int main()
{
int d=0, max, min, counter=0,a[5];
node *list;		    //a pointer called list of size node

node *p;		    //a pointer called p of size node

list = new(node);   //have list point to a new address

p=list;             //make both of those adresses the same



for(int i=0; i<5; ++i)
{
	cout<<"Enter the value of this node: "<<endl;

	cin>>p->info;                                //enter a value for the first  
	
	d=d+p->info;
	
	a[i]=p->info;
	
	counter++;
	
	if(p->info > max)
	{
		
	max=p->info;
		
	}

	
	p->next=new(node);
	p=p->next;
											   
}
	min=list->info;									//set the first node as the min
if(list->next->info < list->info)					//compare 2nd node
													//if smaller than first node it is min	
	min=list->next->info;							

if(list->next->next->info <list->info 
   && list->next->next->info < list->next->info)    //compare 3rd node if smaller than 1st or 2nd node
													//3rd node becomes the min
   min=list->next->next->info;						

if(list->next->next->next->info < list->info 
   && list->next->next->next->info < list->next->next->info //compare 4th node if smaller than than previous
   && list->next->next->next->info < list->next->info)		//nodes 4th node becomes the min
	
	min=list->next->next->next->info;

if(list->next->next->next->next->info < list->info
   && list->next->next->next->next->info < list->next->next->next->info //compare 5th node if smaller than all 
   && list->next->next->next->next->info < list->next->next->info		//5th node becomes the min
   && list->next->next->next->next->info < list->next->info)
   
   min=list->next->next->next->next->info;	
;

cout<<"THIS IS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER "<<max<<endl;
cout<<"THE AVERAGE IS: "<<d/counter<<endl;
cout<<"THE NUMBER OF VARIABLES IN THIS LINKED LIST IS "<<counter<<endl;
cout<<"THE MINIMUM IS "<<min<<endl;

cout<<"THE FIVE NODES ARE "<<list->info
    <<"  "<<list->next->info
    <<"  "<<list->next->next->info
	<<"  "<<list->next->next->next->info
    <<"  "<<list->next->next->next->next->info<<"  "<<endl;
return 0;
}

Now my question is does anybody know a better way to sort through a linked list to get a minimum

One solution is a loop instead of the if statement that points deep inside the linked list.

Kuphryn

while(list->next)
{
//some code
list = list->next;
}