circular linked list in data structure syntax code example

Example 1: Circular Linked List in c++

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

#define  NULL  0


struct  node
{
  int  data ;
  struct  node  *next ;
} ;

struct  node  *first=NULL ;
struct  node  *last=NULL ;

void  create()
{
  int  i , n ;
  struct  node  *pnode , *p ;

  printf("Enter the number of nodes required:\n") ;
  scanf("%d",&n) ;

  printf("Enter the data value of each node:\n") ;
  for(i=1 ; i<=n ; i++)
  {
    pnode=(struct node*)malloc(sizeof(struct node)) ;
    if(pnode==NULL)
    {
      printf("Memory overflow. Unable to create.\n") ;
      return ;
    }

    scanf("%d",&pnode->data) ;

    if(first==NULL)
	 first=last=pnode ;
    else
    {
	  last->next=pnode ;
	  last=pnode ;    /* last keeps track of last node */
    }

    last->next=first ;
  }
}

/* This function will delete a node with value k from the Linked List if such a node exists */
void  deletenode(int  k)
{
  struct  node  *p , *follow ;

  /* searching the required node */
  p=first ;
  follow=NULL ;
  while(follow!=last)
  {
    if(p->data==k)
	  break ;
    follow=p ;
    p=p->next ;
  }

  if(follow==last)
    printf("Required node not found.\n") ;
  else
  {
    if(p==first&&p==last)  /* deleting the one and the only node */
	  first=last=NULL ;
    else if(p==first)       /* deleting the first node */
    {
      first=first->next ;
      last->next=first ;
    }
    else if(p==last)      /* deleting the last node */
    {
      last=follow ;
      last->next=first ;
    }
    else		/* deleting any other node */
      follow->next=p->next ;

    free(p) ;
  }
}

/* This function will go through all the nodes of Linked List exactly once and will display data value of each node */
void  traverse()
{
  struct  node  *p , *follow ;
  if(first==NULL)
    printf("Circularly Linked List Empty") ;
  else
  {
    printf("Circularly Linked List is as shown: \n") ;

    p=first ;
    follow = NULL ;
    while(follow!=last)
    {
      printf("%d " , p->data) ;
      follow=p ;
      p=p->next ;
    }

    printf("\n") ;
  }
}

int main()
{
  int  x , k , ch ;
 
  do
  {
    printf("\n Menu: \n") ;
    printf("1:Create Linked List \n") ;
    printf("2:Delete Node \n") ;
    printf("3:Traverse \n") ;
    printf("4:Exit \n") ;

    printf("\nEnter your choice: ") ;
    scanf("%d",&ch) ;

    switch(ch)
    {
      case 1:
      create() ;
      break ;

      case 2:
      printf("Enter the data value of the node to be deleted: ") ;
      scanf("%d",&k) ;
      deletenode(k) ;
      break ;

      case 3:
      traverse() ;
      break ;

      case 4:
      break ;
    }
 }
 while(ch!=4) ;

 return 0;
}

Example 2: print circular linked list c++

/* Function to traverse a given Circular linked list and print nodes */
void printList(struct Node *first) 
{ 
    struct Node *temp = first;  
  
    // If linked list is not empty 
    if (first != NULL)  
    { 
        // Keep printing nodes till we reach the first node again 
        do
        { 
            printf("%d ", temp->data); 
            temp = temp->next; 
        } 
        while (temp != first); 
    } 
}