Write a function to reverse a linked list
Iterative Method
Iterate trough the linked list. In loop, change next to prev, prev to current and current to next.
Implementation of Iterative Method
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
/* Link list node */
struct
node
{
int
data;
struct
node* next;
};
/* Function to reverse the linked list */
static
void
reverse(
struct
node** head_ref)
{
struct
node* prev = NULL;
struct
node* current = *head_ref;
struct
node* next;
while
(current != NULL)
{
next = current->next;
current->next = prev;
prev = current;
current = next;
}
*head_ref = prev;
}
/* Function to push a node */
void
push(
struct
node** head_ref,
int
new_data)
{
/* allocate node */
struct
node* new_node =
(
struct
node*)
malloc
(
sizeof
(
struct
node));
/* put in the data */
new_node->data = new_data;
/* link the old list off the new node */
new_node->next = (*head_ref);
/* move the head to point to the new node */
(*head_ref) = new_node;
}
/* Function to print linked list */
void
printList(
struct
node *head)
{
struct
node *temp = head;
while
(temp != NULL)
{
printf
(
"%d "
, temp->data);
temp = temp->next;
}
}
/* Drier program to test above function*/
int
main()
{
/* Start with the empty list */
struct
node* head = NULL;
push(&head, 20);
push(&head, 4);
push(&head, 15);
push(&head, 85);
printList(head);
reverse(&head);
printf
(
"\n Reversed Linked list \n"
);
printList(head);
getchar
();
}
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Time Complexity: O(n)
Space Complexity: O(1)
Recursive Method:
1) Divide the list in two parts - first node and rest of the linked list. 2) Call reverse for the rest of the linked list. 3) Link rest to first. 4) Fix head pointer
void
recursiveReverse(
struct
node** head_ref)
{
struct
node* first;
struct
node* rest;
/* empty list */
if
(*head_ref == NULL)
return
;
/* suppose first = {1, 2, 3}, rest = {2, 3} */
first = *head_ref;
rest = first->next;
/* List has only one node */
if
(rest == NULL)
return
;
/* reverse the rest list and put the first element at the end */
recursiveReverse(&rest);
first->next->next = first;
/* tricky step -- see the diagram */
first->next = NULL;
/* fix the head pointer */
*head_ref = rest;
}
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Time Complexity: O(n)
Space Complexity: O(1)
References:
http://cslibrary.stanford.edu/105/LinkedListProblems.pdf