zjplab
2/20/2017 - 1:32 PM

Deleting a node in a linkedlist

Deleting a node in a linkedlist

# Node class 
class Node:
 
    # Constructor to initialize the node object
    def __init__(self, data):
        self.data = data
        self.next = None
 
class LinkedList:
 
    # Function to initialize head
    def __init__(self):
        self.head = None
 
    # Function to insert a new node at the beginning
    def push(self, new_data):
        new_node = Node(new_data)
        new_node.next = self.head
        self.head = new_node
 
    # Given a reference to the head of a list and a key,
    # delete the first occurence of key in linked list
    def deleteNode(self, key):
         
        # Store head node
        temp = self.head
 
        # If head node itself holds the key to be deleted
        if (temp is not None):
            if (temp.data == key):
                self.head = temp.next
                temp = None
                return
 
        # Search for the key to be deleted, keep track of the
        # previous node as we need to change 'prev.next'
        while(temp is not None):
            if temp.data == key:
                break
            prev = temp
            temp = temp.next
 
        # if key was not present in linked list
        if(temp == None):
            return
 
        # Unlink the node from linked list
        prev.next = temp.next
 
        temp = None
 
 
    # Utility function to print the linked LinkedList
    def printList(self):
        temp = self.head
        while(temp):
            print " %d" %(temp.data),
            temp = temp.next
 
 
# Driver program
llist = LinkedList()
llist.push(7)
llist.push(1)
llist.push(3)
llist.push(2)
 
print "Created Linked List: "
llist.printList()
llist.deleteNode(1) 
print "\nLinked List after Deletion of 1:"
llist.printList()
 
// A complete working C program to demonstrate deletion in singly
// linked list
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
 
// A linked list node
struct node
{
    int data;
    struct node *next;
};
 
/* Given a reference (pointer to pointer) to the head of a list
   and an int, inserts a new node on the front of the list. */
void push(struct node** head_ref, int new_data)
{
    struct node* new_node = (struct node*) malloc(sizeof(struct node));
    new_node->data  = new_data;
    new_node->next = (*head_ref);
    (*head_ref)    = new_node;
}
 
/* Given a reference (pointer to pointer) to the head of a list
   and a key, deletes the first occurrence of key in linked list */
void deleteNode(struct node **head_ref, int key)
{
    // Store head node
    struct node* temp = *head_ref, *prev;
 
    // If head node itself holds the key to be deleted
    if (temp != NULL && temp->data == key)
    {
        *head_ref = temp->next;   // Changed head
        free(temp);               // free old head
        return;
    }
 
    // Search for the key to be deleted, keep track of the
    // previous node as we need to change 'prev->next'
    while (temp != NULL && temp->data != key)
    {
        prev = temp;
        temp = temp->next;
    }
 
    // If key was not present in linked list
    if (temp == NULL) return;
 
    // Unlink the node from linked list
    prev->next = temp->next;
 
    free(temp);  // Free memory
}
 
// This function prints contents of linked list starting from 
// the given node
void printList(struct node *node)
{
    while (node != NULL)
    {
        printf(" %d ", node->data);
        node = node->next;
    }
}
 
/* Drier program to test above functions*/
int main()
{
    /* Start with the empty list */
    struct node* head = NULL;
 
    push(&head, 7);
    push(&head, 1);
    push(&head, 3);
    push(&head, 2);
 
    puts("Created Linked List: ");
    printList(head);
    deleteNode(&head, 1);
    puts("\nLinked List after Deletion of 1: ");
    printList(head);
    return 0;
}