insert [sorted] a node in a linked list

From:
alexo <alelvb@inwind.it>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++.moderated
Date:
Fri, 8 Mar 2013 07:20:30 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID:
<khcstn$p9l$1@speranza.aioe.org>
Hello everyone,
I've got stuck with this problem:

I'd like to insert a node in a linked list in a sorted manner.
from smaller to bigger

I have a linked list that inserts nodes at the top or at the
bottom of the list, but I can't get it working if I try to sort the
inserting.

here is my code:

#include <iostream>

using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using std::cerr;

class Node;

// Base class to Head and Node classes

class List_Element
{
      public:

          List_Element(): next(0) { }
          ~List_Element() { }

          Node * next;
};

class Head : public List_Element
{
      public:

          Head() { List_Element(); }
          ~Head() { cout << "head deleted." << endl; }
};

class Node : public List_Element
{
      public:
          Node(int value): List_Element(), itsDatum(value) { }
         ~Node() { cout << "node " << itsDatum << " deleted." << endl; }
          int getValue() const { return itsDatum; }
      private:
          int itsDatum;
};

class Linked_List
{
      public:
          Linked_List() { head = new Head(); }
          ~Linked_List() { delete head; }
          void empty_list();
           int pop();
          void print_list();
          void push(int);
          void push_back(int);
          void insert_sorted(int);
      private:
          Head *head;
          int insert(Node *, Node *);
};

// the function main of the program

int main()
{
      Linked_List * ll = new Linked_List();

      ll->insert_sorted(7);
      ll->insert_sorted(3);
      ll->insert_sorted(-2);
      ll->insert_sorted(1);
      ll->insert_sorted(-9);
      ll->insert_sorted(5);
      ll->insert_sorted(-2);
      ll->insert_sorted(-3);
      ll->insert_sorted(-7);

      ll->print_list();

      ll->empty_list();

      delete ll;

      return 0;
}

// insert a node after another node

int Linked_List::insert(Node * new_node, Node * after_me)
{
      Node *temp = 0;

      temp = after_me->next;
      after_me->next = new_node;
      new_node->next = temp;

      return 0;
}

void Linked_List::insert_sorted(int value)
{
      Node * temp = head->next;

      if(temp == 0) // if the list is empty
      {
          push(value); // insert the first element
      }
      else
      {
          while(temp != 0)
          {
              if( value > temp->getValue() )
              {
                  Node * new_node = new Node(value);
                  insert(new_node, temp);
                  break;
              }
              else
              {
                  push(value);
                  break;
              }
              temp = temp->next;
          }
      }
}

// insert an element to the top of the list

void Linked_List::push(int value)
{
      Node * n = new Node(value);

      Node * temp = head->next;

      head->next = n;
      n->next = temp;

}

// adds an element to the end of the list

void Linked_List::push_back(int value)
{
      Node *temp = new Node(value);

      List_Element *index = head;

      while(index->next != 0)
      {
          index = index->next;
      }
      index->next = temp;
}

// pops an element from the top of the list

int Linked_List::pop()
{
      Node * popped = head->next;
      int to_return = popped->getValue();

      head->next = popped->next;

      delete popped;
      return to_return;
}

// prints the list checking whether it is an empty list

void Linked_List::print_list()
{
      if(head->next != 0)
      {
          Node *to_print = head->next; // to_print points to the first Node

          while(to_print != 0)
          {
              cout << to_print->getValue() << " ";
              to_print = to_print->next;
          }
          cout << endl;
      }
      else
      {
          cout << "\athe list is empty." << endl;
      }
}

// delete the entire list

void Linked_List::empty_list()
{
      while(head->next != 0)
      {
          pop();
      }
}

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