build_list_forward.cpp

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#include <iostream>
 
using namespace std;
 
struct Node
{
    int info;
    Node * next;
};
 
void print_list(Node * head)
{
    Node * current = head;
    while (current != NULL)
    {
        // process the current node, e.g., print the content
        cout << current->info << " -> ";
        current = current->next;
    }
    cout << "NULL\n";
}
 
void tail_insert(Node * & head,
    Node * & tail, int num)
{
    Node * p = new Node;
    p->info = num;
    p->next = NULL;
 
    if (head == NULL) {
        head = p;
        tail = p;
    }
    else {
        tail->next = p;
        tail = p;
    }
}
 
 
 
int main()
{
    Node * head = NULL, * tail = NULL;
    int num = 0;
 
    // build linked list backward
    cout << "input integers (-999 to end): ";
    cin >> num;
    while ( num != -999 ) {
        tail_insert(head, tail, num);
        cin >> num;
    }
 
    // print the items in the linked list
    print_list(head);
 
    return 0;
}