358 33 powerpoint-slides_8-linked-lists_chapter-8

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Data Structures Using CData Structures Using C
Reema TharejaReema Thareja, Assistant Professor, Institute of
Information Technology and Management,
New Delhi

CHAPTER 8
LINKED LISTS

INTRODUCTION
• A linked list in simple terms is a linear collection of data elements. These data
elements are called nodes.
• Linked list is a data structure which in turn can be used to implement other data
structures. Thus, it acts as building block to implement data structures like
stacks, queues and their variations.
• A linked list can be perceived as a train or a sequence of nodes in which each
node contain one or more data fields and a pointer to the next node.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 X
START
In the above linked list, every node contains two parts- one integer and
the other a pointer to the next node. The left part of the node which
contains data may include a simple data type, an array or a structure.
The right part of the node contains a pointer to the next node (or address
of the next node in sequence). The last node will have no next node
connected to it, so it will store a special value called NULL.

INTRODUCTION contd.
• Linked list contains a pointer variable, START which stores the address
of the first node in the list.
• We can traverse the entire list using a single pointer variable START.
The START node will contain the address of the first node; the next part
of the first node will in turn store the address of its succeeding node.
• Using this technique the individual nodes of the list will form a chain of
nodes. If START = NULL, this means that the linked list is empty and
contains no nodes.
• In C, we will implement a linked list using the following code:
• struct node
• {
• int data;
• struct node *next;
• };

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START
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element of the
linked list in
memory
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AVAIL
If we want to add a node to an already existing
linked list in the memory, we will first find any free
space in the memory and then use it to store the
information.
The operating system maintains a free pool which is
a linked list of a of all free memory cells. It maintains
a pointer variable AVAIL which stores the address of
the first free space.
When you delete a node from the linked list, the
operating system adds the freed memory to the free
pool.
The operating system will perform this operation
whenever it finds the CPU idle or whenever the
programs are falling short of memory. The operating
system scans through all the memory cells and mark
the cells that are being used by some or the other
program. Then, it collects all those cells which are
not being used and add their address to the free pool
so that it can be reused by the programs. This
process is called garbage collection. The whole
process of collecting unused memory cells (garbage
collection) is transparent to the programmer.

Singly Linked List
• A singly linked list is the simplest type of linked list in which every node
contains some data and a pointer to the next node of the same data
type. By saying that the node contains a pointer to the next node we
mean that the node stores the address of the next node in sequence.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 X
START
Algorithm for traversing a linked list
Step 1: [INITIALIZE] SET PTR = START
Step 2: Repeat Steps 3 and 4 while PTR != NULL
Step 3: Apply Process to PTR->DATA
Step 4: SET PTR = PTR->NEXT
[END OF LOOP]
Step 5: EXIT

Algorithm to print the information stored in each node of the linked list
Step 3: Write PTR->DATA
[END OF LOOP]
Step 5: EXIT
Algorithm to print the number of nodes in the linked list
Step 1: [INITIALIZE] SET Count = 0
Step 4: SET Count = Count + 1
[END OF LOOP]
Step 6: EXIT

Algorithm to search an unsorted linked list
Step 2: Repeat Steps 3 while PTR != NULL
Step 3: IF VAL = PTR->DATA
SET POS = PTR
Go To Step 5
ELSE
SET PTR = PTR->NEXT
[END OF IF]
[END OF LOOP]
Step 4: SET POS = NULL
Step 5: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 6 5 X
PTR
1 7 3 4 2 6 5 X
PTR
1 7 3 4 2 6 5 X
PTR
1 7 3 4 2 6 5 X
PTR

1 7 3 4 2 6 5 X
START
START
Algorithm to insert a new node in the beginning of the linked list
Step 1: IF AVAIL = NULL, then
Write OVERFLOW
Go to Step 7
[END OF IF]
Step 2: SET New_Node = AVAIL
Step 3: SET AVAIL = AVAIL->NEXT
Step 4: SET New_Node->DATA = VAL
Step 5: SET New_Node->Next = START
Step 6: SET START = New_Node
Step 7: EXIT
9 1 7 3 4 2 6 5 X

Algorithm to insert a new node at the end of the linked list
Write OVERFLOW
Go to Step 10
[END OF IF]
Step 5: SET New_Node->Next = NULL
Step 6: SET PTR = START
Step 7: Repeat Step 8 while PTR->NEXT != NULL
Step 8: SET PTR = PTR ->NEXT
[END OF LOOP]
Step 9: SET PTR->NEXT = New_Node
Step 10: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 6 5 X
START, PTR
1 7 3 4 2 6 5 9 X
PTRSTART

Algorithm to insert a new node after a node that has value NUM
Write OVERFLOW
Go to Step 12
[END OF IF]
Step 6: SET PREPTR = PTR
Step 7: Repeat Step 8 and 9 while PREPTR->DATA != NUM
[END OF LOOP]
Step 10: PREPTR->NEXT = New_Node
Step 11: SET New_Node->NEXT = PTR
Step 12: EXIT
51 7 3 4 2 6 X
START, PTR, PREPTR
1 7 3 4 2 6 5 X
START PREPTR PTR
1 7 3 9 4 2 6 5 X
START

Algorithm to delete the first node from the linked list
Step 1: IF START = NULL, then
Write UNDERFLOW
Go to Step 5
[END OF IF]
Step 3: SET START = START->NEXT
Step 4: FREE PTR
Step 5: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 6 5 X
7 3 4 2 6 5 X
START
START

Algorithm to delete the last node of the linked list
Write UNDERFLOW
Go to Step 8
[END OF IF]
Step 3: Repeat Step 4 and 5 while PTR->NEXT != NULL
[END OF LOOP]
Step 6: SET PREPTR->NEXT = NULL
Step 7: FREE PTR
Step 8: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 6 5 X
START, PREPTR, PTR
1 7 3 4 2 6 X 5 X
PREPTR PTRSTART

Algorithm to delete the node after a given node from the linked list
Write UNDERFLOW
Go to Step 10
[END OF IF]
Step 4: Repeat Step 5 and 6 while PRETR->DATA != NUM
[END OF LOOP]
Step7: SET TEMP = PTR->NEXT
Step 8: SET PREPTR->NEXT = TEMP->NEXT
Step 9: FREE TEMP
Step 10: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 6 5 X
START, PREPTR, PTR
1 7 3 4 2 6 5 X
PREPTR PTRSTART
1 7 3 4 2 6 5 X
START
1 7 3 4 6 5 X
START

Circular Linked List
• In a circular linked list, the last node contains a pointer to the
first node of the list. We can have a circular singly listed list as
well as circular doubly linked list. While traversing a circular
linked list, we can begin at any node and traverse the list in
any direction forward or backward until we reach the same
node where we had started. Thus, a circular linked list has no
beginning and no ending.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
START

Algorithm to insert a new node in the beginning of circular the linked list
Write OVERFLOW
Go to Step 7
[END OF IF]
Step 6: Repeat Step 7 while PTR->NEXT != START
Step 7: PTR = PTR->NEXT
Step 7: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 6 5
START, PTR
1 7 3 4 2 6 5
START
PTR
9 1 7 3 4 2 6 5
START

Algorithm to insert a new node at the end of the circular linked list
Write OVERFLOW
Go to Step 7
[END OF IF]
Step 8: SET PTR = PTR ->NEXT
[END OF LOOP]
Step 9: SET PTR ->NEXT = New_Node
Step 10: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 6 5
START, PTR
1 7 3 4 2 6 5 9
START PTR

Write OVERFLOW
Go to Step 12
[END OF IF]
Step 7: Repeat Step 8 and 9 while PTR->DATA != NUM
[END OF LOOP]
Step 10: PREPTR->NEXT = New_Node
Step 11: SET New_Node->NEXT = PTR
Step 12: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 6 5
START, PTR, PREPTR
1 7 3 4 2 6 5
9
START PRE PTR PTR
1 7 3 9 4 2 6 5

Algorithm to delete the first node from the circular linked list
Write UNDERFLOW
Go to Step 8
[END OF IF]
[END OF IF]
Step 5: SET PTR->NEXT = START->NEXT
Step 6: FREE START
Step 7: SET START = PTR->NEXT
Step 8: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 6 5
START, PTR
1 7 3 4 2 6 5
START
PTR
7 3 4 2 6 5
START

Algorithm to delete the last node of the circular linked list
Write UNDERFLOW
Go to Step 8
[END OF IF]
[END OF LOOP]
Step 6: SET PREPTR->NEXT = START
Step 7: FREE PTR
Step 8: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 6 5
START, PREPTR, PTR
1 7 3 4 2 6 5
START
PTR
PREPTR
1 7 3 4 2 6
START

Algorithm to delete the node after a given node from the circular linked list
Write UNDERFLOW
Go to Step 9
[END OF IF]
Step 4: Repeat Step 5 and 6 while PREPTR->DATA != NUM
[END OF LOOP]
Step 7: SET PREPTR->NEXT = PTR->NEXT
Step 8: FREE PTR
Step 9: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 6 5
START, PREPTR, PTR
1 7 3 4 2 6 5
START PREPTR PTR
1 7 3 4 6 5
START

Doubly Linked List
A doubly linked list or a two way linked list is a more complex type
of linked list which contains a pointer to the next as well as
previous node in the sequence. Therefore, it consists of three parts
and not just two. The three parts are data, a pointer to the next
node and a pointer to the previous node
1X 1 2 3 4 X
START
In C language, the structure of a doubly linked list is given as,
struct node
{ struct node *prev;
int data;
struct node *next;
};
The prev field of the first node and the next field of the last node will
contain NULL. The prev field is used to store the address of the
preceding node. This would enable to traverse the list in the backward
direction as well.

Algorithm to insert a new node in the beginning of the doubly linked list
Write OVERFLOW
Go to Step 8
[END OF IF]
Step 5: SET New_Node->PREV = NULL
Step 8: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 XX
9 1 7 3 4X 2 X
START
START

Algorithm to insert a new node at the end of the doubly linked list
Write OVERFLOW
Go to Step 11
[END OF IF]
Step 5: SET New_Node->Next = NULL
Step 7: Repeat Step 8 while PTR->NEXT != NULL
[END OF LOOP]
Step 10: New_Node->PREV = PTR
Step 11: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 XX
START, PTR
1 7 3 4 2X 9 X
START
PTR

Write OVERFLOW
Go to Step 11
[END OF IF]
Step 6: Repeat Step 8 while PTR->DATA != NUM
[END OF LOOP]
Step 8: New_Node->NEXT = PTR->NEXT
Step 9: SET New_Node->PREV = PTR
Step 11: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 XX
START, PTR
1 7 3 4 2 XX
9
1 7 3 9 4X 2 X
START
START PTR

Algorithm to delete the first node from the doubly linked list
Write UNDERFLOW
Go to Step 6
[END OF IF]
Step 4: SET START->PREV = NULL
Step 5: FREE PTR
Step 6: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2 XX
START, PTR
7 3 4 2 X

Algorithm to delete the last node of the doubly linked list
Write UNDERFLOW
Go to Step 7
[END OF IF]
Step 3: Repeat Step 4 and 5 while PTR->NEXT != NULL
[END OF LOOP]
Step 5: SET PTR->PREV->NEXT = NULL
Step 6: FREE PTR
Step 7: EXIT
1 3 5 7 8X 9
1
X
START, PTR
1 3 5 7 8X 9
1
X
START PTR
1 3 5 7 8 XX
START

Algorithm to delete the node after a given node from the doubly linked list
Write UNDERFLOW
Go to Step 9
[END OF IF]
[END OF LOOP]
Step 5: SET TEMP = PTR->NEXT
Step 6: SET PTR->NEXT = TEMP->NEXT
Step 7: SET TEMP->NEXT->PREV = PTR
Step 8: FREE TEMP
Step 9: EXIT
1 3 4 7 8X 9
1
X
1 3 4 7 8X 9
1
X
1 3 4 8 9 XX
START, PTR
START
PTR
START

Circular Doubly Linked List
• A circular doubly linked list or a circular two way linked list is a more complex
type of linked list which contains a pointer to the next as well as previous node in
the sequence.
• The difference between a doubly linked and a circular doubly linked list is same
as that exists between a singly linked list and a circular linked list. The circular
doubly linked list does not contain NULL in the previous field of the first node
and the next field of the last node. Rather, the next field of the last node stores
the address of the first node of the list, i.e; START. Similarly, the previous field
of the first field stores the address of the last node.
• Since a circular doubly linked list contains three parts in its structure, it calls for
more space per node and for more expensive basic operations. However, it
provides the ease to manipulate the elements of the list as it maintains pointers
to nodes in both the directions . The main advantage of using a circular doubly
linked list is that it makes searches twice as efficient.
1 1 2 3 4
START

Algorithm to insert a new node in the beginning of the circular doubly
linked list
Write OVERFLOW
Go to Step 12
[END OF IF]
Step 6: SET START->PREV->NEXT = new_node;
Step 7: SET New_Node->PREV = START->PREV;
Step 8: SET START->PREV= new_Node;
Step 9: SET new_node->next = START;
Step 11: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2
START
9 1 7 3 4 2
START

Algorithm to insert a new node at the end of the circular
doubly linked list
Write OVERFLOW
Go to Step 11
[END OF IF]
Step 6: SET New_Node->PREV = START->PREV
Step 7: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2
1 7 3 4 2 9
START
START

Write OVERFLOW
Go to Step 11
[END OF IF]
[END OF LOOP]
Step 9: SET PTR->NEXT->PREV = New_Node
Step 9: SET New_Node->PREV = PTR
Step 11: EXIT
1 7 3 4 2
START, PTR
1 7 3 4 2
9START
PTR
1 7 3 9 4 2
START

Algorithm to delete the first node from the circular doubly linked list
Write UNDERFLOW
Go to Step 8
[END OF IF]
Step 3: SET PTR->PREV=>NEXT= PTR->NEXT
Step 4: SET PTR->NEXT->PREV = PTR->PREV
Step 6: FREE PTR
Step 7: EXIT
1 3 5 7 8 9
1
START, PTR
3 5 7 8 9
1
START

Algorithm to delete the last node of the circular doubly linked list
Write UNDERFLOW
Go to Step 8
[END OF IF]
Step 2: SET PTR = START->PREV
Step 5: SET PTR->PREV->NEXT = START
Step 6: SET START->PREV = PTR->PREV
Step 7: FREE PTR
Step 8: EXIT
1 3 5 7 8 9
1
START PTR
1 3 5 7 8X
START

Algorithm to delete the node after a given node from the circular doubly
linked list
Write UNDERFLOW
Go to Step 9
[END OF IF]
[END OF LOOP]
Step 5: SET TEMP = PTR->NEXT
Step 6: SET PTR->NEXT = TEMP->NEXT
Step 7: SET TEMP->NEXT->PREV = PTR
Step 8: FREE TEMP
Step 9: EXIT
1 3 5 7 8 9
1
START
1 3 5 7 8 9
1
START PTR
1 3 4 8 9
START

Header Linked List
• A header linked list is a special type of linked list which contains a header node
at the beginning of the list. So, in a header linked list START will not point to the
first node of the list but START will contain the address of the header node.
There are basically two variants of a header linked list-
• Grounded header linked list which stores NULL in the next field of the last node
• Circular header linked list which stores the address of the header node in the
next field of the last node. Here, the header node will denote the end of the list.
1 2 3 4 5 6 X
Header Node
START
1 2 3 4 5 6
Header Node
START

Algorithm to traverse a Circular Header Linked List
Step 1: SET PTR = START->NEXT
Step 2: Repeat Steps 3 and 4 while PTR != START
Step 3: Apply PROCESS to PTR->DATA
[END OF LOOP]
Step 5: EXIT
Algorithm to insert a new node after a given node
Write OVERFLOW
Go to Step 10
[END OF IF]
Step 4: SET PTR = START->NEXT
Step 6: Repeat step 4 while PTR->DATA != NUM
[END OF LOOP]
Step 10: EXIT

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