[c-prog] Re: pointers and linked lists

[John Matthews]

--- In c-prog@yahoogroups.com, Mickey Mathieson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> You might consider altering your function to return
> the value of the NEW first node.
> 
>  ENTRY* delete_first_node(struct ENTRY *llist)
>  {
>       struct ENTRY    *temp;
>       struct ENTRY    *first;
>  
>       temp = llist;
>       first = llist -> next;
>       delete temp;
>       return(first); 
> }

Just nitpicking, but do you need temp?

    first = llist->next;
    delete llist;
    return first;