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help linked list..., i am having trouble in allocating...
moonlight_28
post 5 Sep, 2007 - 12:59 AM
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how can i allocate a part of memory in linear linked list???

is it like this??

entry = malloc(sizeof (entry) );

or

entry = malloc (sizeof (struct entry) );

error said...

Illegal pointer conversion... Any help will do it...
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post 5 Sep, 2007 - 01:09 AM
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first tell us what is entry is it variable or a structure?

see THIS


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post 5 Sep, 2007 - 01:11 AM
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its like this...

struct link
{
char name[25];
struct link *next;
} *head,*tail,*entry,*temp;

its a variable for structure...
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post 5 Sep, 2007 - 01:28 AM
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In your first post instead
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entry = malloc (sizeof (struct entry) );

do
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entry=(struct link *) malloc (sizeof(struct link));


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post 5 Sep, 2007 - 05:01 AM
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QUOTE(PennyBoki @ 5 Sep, 2007 - 02:58 PM) *

In your first post instead
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entry = malloc (sizeof (struct entry) );

do
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entry=(struct link *) malloc (sizeof(struct link));


If it's C, a void pointer can be assigned to any pointer type (except function pointers) safely and without the need for a cast.
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