how to use this linked list?

can someone tell me how to create an instance of this linked list and add a member to it?

Code:

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template<class T>
class LinkedList : public BaseRefCollection<T> {
public:
    typedef T MemberType;
    LinkedList() : version_(0),members_(0),head_(0),tail_(0) {}
    LinkedList( LinkedList<T> * ll ) : head_(ll->head()) {}

    const T * head() const { return head_.ptr(); }
    T * head() { return head_.ptr(); }
    void newMember( T * _newMember ) {
      if( tail_ ) {
        tail_->llNextIs(_newMember);
      }
      else head_ = _newMember;
      _newMember->llNextIs(0);
      tail_ = _newMember;
      ++version_;
      ++members_;
    }
    void newMember( const typename T::Ptr& _newMember ) {
      newMember(_newMember.ptr() );
    }

    .
    .
    .

}

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this line works:
LinkedList<myType> linkedList();

do i need to allocate memory for it before i can add a member, and how do i add a member?

Thanks!

This isn't C, and the code is messy. Looks like you just hand it a pointer to whatever paramaterized type you gave the list. In your case a * myType to the newMember method.

Is there a reason you aren't using the standard std::list in the <list> header?

Perhaps finding a C example may be clearer to you. I think you are having trouble since this is a C++ class. If you are learning C. A C++ class will just look quite confusing.

Perhaps the poor soul is actually doing C and found some C++ code and was wondering WTF is this and how do I use it? ;)

I think that is probably the case. They may be similar languages, but any template will baffle someone not acquainted with C++.