linked-listinitializationheap-memoryc++20designated-initializer

designated Initialization of a Node with a pointer (C++)

When creating a new node in a linked list, is it legal to use designated initializers to initialize the members of the node as mentioned below? Is there any repercussion in doing so and what would be a better way to achieve the same result? (lang : C++)

Node *temp = new Node{.data = value, .next = NULL};

struct Node
{
    int data;
    Node *next;
};
Solution

  • I think you can use function as a constructor.

    Node* newFunction(int data) { 
  Node* newNode = malloc(sizeof(Node));
  newNode->data=data;
  newNode->next=NULL;
  return newNode;
}

    And after that, you can use in the main part like that;

    Node* newNode = newFunction(5);