/************************************************************************ 
 *
 * Purpose: To demonstrate 'linked lists' This program will build a
 *	    linked list and place data into it. When the data is exausted
 *	    the contents of the list are O/P.
 *	    This example shows the use of 'typedef' on linked lists.
 *
 *          This is a "First in First out" (FIFO) list.
 *
 * Author:  M. J. Leslie
 *
 * Date:    11-May-95
 *
 ************************************************************************/

#include <stdlib.h>		/* malloc				*/

/************************************************************************/

				/* Declare a structure and give it a 
				 * data type name with 'typdef'		*/
typedef struct x {			
	char name[20]; 
	int age; 
	struct x *next_rec;
	} linklist;

/************************************************************************/

main()
   {
   linklist *start_pointer;	/* Define pointers to the structure	*/
   linklist *next_pointer;

				/* Create some data to be placed in the
				 * Linked list.				*/
   char *names[]=index.html
	{ 
	"Martin", 
	"John  ", 
	"Alex  ", 
	"" 
	};

   int ages[]={32, 43, 29, 0};

   int count=0;			/* General purpose counter.		*/

   /*===================================================================*
    =									=
    = 	Build a LINKED LIST and place data into it.			=
    =									=
    *===================================================================*/
       
				/* Initalise 'start_pointer' by reserving 
				 * memory and pointing to it		*/

   start_pointer=(linklist *) malloc (sizeof (linklist));

				/* Initalise 'next_pointer' to point
				 * to the same location.		*/
   next_pointer=start_pointer;

				/* Put some data into the reserved 
				 * memory.				*/

   strcpy(next_pointer->name, names[count]);
   next_pointer->age = ages[count]; 


				/* Loop until all data has been read	*/

   while ( ages[++count] != 0 )
      {
				/* Reserve more memory and point to it	*/

      next_pointer->next_rec=(linklist *) malloc (sizeof (linklist));

      next_pointer=next_pointer->next_rec;


      strcpy(next_pointer->name, names[count]);
      next_pointer->age = ages[count]; 


      }

   next_pointer->next_rec=NULL;

   /*===================================================================*
    =									=
    = 	Traverse the linked list and O/P all the data within it.	=
    =									=
    *===================================================================*/


   next_pointer=start_pointer;


   while (next_pointer != NULL)
      {
      printf("%s   ", next_pointer->name);
      printf("%d \n", next_pointer->age);
      next_pointer=next_pointer->next_rec;

      }
   
   }

/************************************************************************ 
 *
 *	Program results.
 *
 * Martin   32 
 * John     43 
 * Alex     29 
 *
 ************************************************************************/