Thread: trouble to understnad function in code

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    trouble to understnad function in code

    Hello,
    I am trying to understand this program.
    Code:
     #include<stdio.h>
    #include<stdlib.h>
    
    struct node 
    {
        int data;
        struct node *next;
    };
    
    
    struct node* AddToFront (struct node *head, int value)
    {
        struct node *new = malloc(sizeof(*new));
        
        if ( new != NULL)
        {
            new -> data = value ;
            new -> next = head;
        }
        
        return new;
    }
    
    
    void show (struct node *head)
    {
        struct node *current;
        
        current = head;
        
        while (current != NULL)
        {
            printf("%d\n", current -> data); 
            current = current -> next;
        }
    }
    
    
    
    
    int main ()
    {
        struct node *head = NULL;
        head = AddToFront( head, 1 );
        head = AddToFront( head, 2 );
        head = AddToFront( head, 3 );
        show (head);
        return 0;
    }
    I don't understand how does function show work in program

    function takes value of head pointer
    current is structured pointer which is declered inside function
    value of head pointer being assigned to current structure pointer
    after that it's being checked that current is not null

    Code:
     void show (struct node *head){
        struct node *current;
        
        current = head;
        
        while (current != NULL)
        {
            printf("%d\n", current -> data); 
            current = current -> next;
        }
    }
    I don't understand two statement inside while loop

    I don't understand what does it mean current -> data

    I don't understand what does it mean current = current -> next;

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    Not much has happened in the two years since you asked basically the same question.
    Printing address of structure pointer
    pointer to structure in c

    You're not learning anything, it's just a catalog of random questions over the years.
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    If you're actually serious about this, you need to do more than dabble.

    > I don't understand what does it mean current -> data
    > I don't understand what does it mean current = current -> next;
    But you knew what they meant in AddToFront surely.
    Perhaps you could re-read the thread where you copied this code from.
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