I would like to know what is going on specifically in the void deleteNode class. I know there's a description, but I'm confused about how the code inside the class works. Thank you.   The code: #include using namespace std;    // A linked list node class Node {     public:     int data;     Node *next; };    // Given a reference (pointer to pointer) to  // the head of a list and an int inserts a  // new node on the front of the list.  void push(Node** head_ref, int new_data) {     Node* new_node = new Node();     new_node->data = new_data;     new_node->next = (*head_ref);     (*head_ref) = new_node; }    // Given a reference (pointer to pointer) to // the head of a list and a position, deletes // the node at the given position  void deleteNode(Node **head_ref, int position) {            // If linked list is empty     if (*head_ref == NULL)         return;            // Store head node     Node* temp = *head_ref;        // If head needs to be removed     if (position == 0)     {                    // Change head         *head_ref = temp->next;                     // Free old head         free(temp);                      return;     }        // Find previous node of the node to be deleted     for(int i = 0; temp != NULL && i < position - 1; i++)         temp = temp->next;        // If position is more than number of nodes     if (temp == NULL || temp->next == NULL)         return;        // Node temp->next is the node to be deleted     // Store pointer to the next of node to be deleted      Node *next = temp->next->next;        // Unlink the node from linked list     free(temp->next); // Free memory            // Unlink the deleted node from list     temp->next = next;  }    // This function prints contents of linked  // list starting from the given node void printList( Node *node) {     while (node != NULL)     {         cout << node->data << " ";         node = node->next;     } }    // Driver code int main() {            // Start with the empty list      Node* head = NULL;        push(&head, 7);     push(&head, 1);     push(&head, 3);     push(&head, 2);     push(&head, 8);        cout << "Created Linked List: ";     printList(head);     deleteNode(&head, 4);     cout << "\nLinked List after Deletion at position 4: ";     printList(head);     return 0; }

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I would like to know what is going on specifically in the void deleteNode class. I know there's a description, but I'm confused about how the code inside the class works. Thank you.

 

The code:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
  
// A linked list node
class Node
{
    public:
    int data;
    Node *next;
};
  
// Given a reference (pointer to pointer) to 
// the head of a list and an int inserts a 
// new node on the front of the list. 
void push(Node** head_ref, int new_data)
{
    Node* new_node = new Node();
    new_node->data = new_data;
    new_node->next = (*head_ref);
    (*head_ref) = new_node;
}
  
// Given a reference (pointer to pointer) to
// the head of a list and a position, deletes
// the node at the given position 
void deleteNode(Node **head_ref, int position)
{
      
    // If linked list is empty
    if (*head_ref == NULL)
        return;
      
    // Store head node
    Node* temp = *head_ref;
  
    // If head needs to be removed
    if (position == 0)
    {
          
        // Change head
        *head_ref = temp->next; 
          
        // Free old head
        free(temp);             
        return;
    }
  
    // Find previous node of the node to be deleted
    for(int i = 0; temp != NULL && i < position - 1; i++)
        temp = temp->next;
  
    // If position is more than number of nodes
    if (temp == NULL || temp->next == NULL)
        return;
  
    // Node temp->next is the node to be deleted
    // Store pointer to the next of node to be deleted
     Node *next = temp->next->next;
  
    // Unlink the node from linked list
    free(temp->next); // Free memory
      
    // Unlink the deleted node from list
    temp->next = next; 
}
  
// This function prints contents of linked 
// list starting from the given node
void printList( Node *node)
{
    while (node != NULL)
    {
        cout << node->data << " ";
        node = node->next;
    }
}
  
// Driver code
int main()
{
      
    // Start with the empty list 
    Node* head = NULL;
  
    push(&head, 7);
    push(&head, 1);
    push(&head, 3);
    push(&head, 2);
    push(&head, 8);
  
    cout << "Created Linked List: ";
    printList(head);
    deleteNode(&head, 4);
    cout << "\nLinked List after Deletion at position 4: ";
    printList(head);
    return 0;
}

 

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