C Program to Print Alternate Nodes of a Linked List using Recursion

This C program, using recursion, displays the alternate nodes in a linked list.A linked list is an ordered set of data elements, each containing a link to its successor.

Here is the source code of the C program to display a linked list in reverse. The C program is successfully compiled and run on a Linux system. The program output is also shown below.

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 * C Program to Print the Alternate Nodes in a Linked List using Recursion

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#include <stdio.h>
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#include <stdlib.h>
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struct node
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    int a;
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    struct node *next;
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};
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void generate(struct node **);
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void display(struct node *);
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void delete(struct node **);
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int main()
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    struct node *head = NULL;
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    generate(&head);
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    printf("\nDisplaying the alternate nodes\n");

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    display(head);
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    delete(&head);
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    return 0;
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}
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void display(struct node *head)
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    static flag = 0;
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    if(head != NULL)
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    {
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        if (!(flag % 2))
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        {
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           printf("%d  ", head->a);
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        }
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        flag++;
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        display(head->next);
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    }
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}
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void generate(struct node **head)
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    int num, i;
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    struct node *temp;
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    printf("Enter length of list: ");
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    scanf("%d", &num);
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    for (i = num; i > 0; i--)
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    {
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        temp = (struct node *)malloc(sizeof(struct node));

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        temp->a = i;
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        if (*head == NULL)
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        {
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            *head = temp;
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            (*head)->next = NULL;
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        }
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        else
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        {
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            temp->next = *head;
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            *head = temp;
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        }
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    }
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}
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void delete(struct node **head)
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    struct node *temp;
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    while (*head != NULL)
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    {
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        temp = *head;
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        *head = (*head)->next;
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        free(temp);
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    }
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}
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$ gcc alter_display.c -o alter_display
$ a.out
Enter length of list: 10
 
Displaying the alternate nodes
1  3  5  7  9

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