A first linked list
Linked list negative values counting.
Assign negativeCntr with the number of negative values in the linked list, including the list head.
#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> typedef struct IntNode_struct { int dataVal; struct IntNode_struct* nextNodePtr; } IntNode; // Constructor void IntNode_Create(IntNode* thisNode, int dataInit, IntNode* nextLoc) { thisNode->dataVal = dataInit; thisNode->nextNodePtr = nextLoc; } /* Insert newNode after node. Before: thisNode -- next After: thisNode -- newNode -- next */ void IntNode_InsertAfter(IntNode* thisNode, IntNode* newNode) { IntNode* tmpNext = NULL; tmpNext = thisNode->nextNodePtr; // Remember next thisNode->nextNodePtr = newNode; // this -- new -- ? newNode->nextNodePtr = tmpNext; // this -- new -- next } // Grab location pointed by nextNodePtr IntNode* IntNode_GetNext(IntNode* thisNode) { return thisNode->nextNodePtr; } int IntNode_GetDataVal(IntNode* thisNode) { return thisNode->dataVal; } int main(void) { IntNode* headObj = NULL; // Create intNode objects IntNode* currObj = NULL; IntNode* lastObj = NULL; int i = 0; // Loop index int negativeCntr = 0; headObj = (IntNode*)malloc(sizeof(IntNode)); // Front of nodes list IntNode_Create(headObj, -1, NULL); lastObj = headObj; for (i = 0; i < 10; ++i) { // Append 10 rand nums currObj = (IntNode*)malloc(sizeof(IntNode)); IntNode_Create(currObj, (rand() % 21) - 10, NULL); IntNode_InsertAfter(lastObj, currObj); // Append curr lastObj = currObj; // Curr is the new last item } currObj = headObj; // Print the list while (currObj != NULL) { printf("%d, ", IntNode_GetDataVal(currObj)); currObj = IntNode_GetNext(currObj); } printf("\n"); currObj = headObj; // Count number of negative numbers while (currObj != NULL) { //solution if(currObj->dataVal() < 0) { negativeCntr = negativeCntr + 1; } currObj = IntNode_GetNext(currObj); } printf("Number of negatives: %d\n", negativeCntr); return 0; }