The syntax of linked list in C programming?

Question

I'm beginning to understand the concept of linked lists and structs but am a little unclear on the syntax. From what I gather so far,

struct node
{
int data;                //data of variable
struct *next;          //points to the next node in the structure
}

I'm unsure on how to write the syntax for the list.

Ultimately I want to create a 5 by 5 board for a wordsearch and have the list go through each element to check if the user inputs matched in of the possible words and then output a response; then update the table for the next round. (Basically create a very very simple word search). Thanks!

? · Accepted Answer

Could you describe your 5x5 requirements better? Can you help me understand how this table is updated each round and what the user is doing?

I suspect you are trying to figure out how to apply a tool that is inappropriate for your ultimate goal. If I'm right, learning more about linked lists may help in other ways but not in the way you expect here. It would be a dead-end study that you'd have to back away from, later.

Sadsongs · Answer

There's a good example at http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~rjp/Coursewww/Cwww/linklist.html

Your pointer element in the structure should be struct node *next

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The syntax of linked list in C programming?

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