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The document discusses different data structures for storing lists and algorithms for searching those lists to find a target item. It describes searching arrays and linked lists, including ordered and unordered single and doubly linked lists. Code fragments are provided for searching each type of list to determine if a target item is present.

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Searching: Ref.: D.S. Malik, Data Structures Using C++

The document discusses different data structures for storing lists and algorithms for searching those lists to find a target item. It describes searching arrays and linked lists, including ordered and unordered single and doubly linked lists. Code fragments are provided for searching each type of list to determine if a target item is present.

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n size of the list f(n) the number of comparisons done by the search algorithm

Array-Based Lists
[0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] list 35 12 27 18 45 16 38

search for 27
compare 27 with list[0] compare 27 with list[1] compare 27 with list[2] X X

Array-Based Lists
search for 10
compare 10 with list[0] X keep going until there is no more data

Program fragment to find where item is in the list


int loc; bool found = false; for (loc = 0; loc < length; loc++) if (list[loc] == item) { found = true; break; } if found answer = loc; else answer = -1;

Unordered Linked Lists Program fragment to see if item is in the list


nodeType <Type> *current; bool found = false; current = first; while (current != NULL && !found) if (current->info == item) found = true; else current = current->link;

Ordered Linked Lists Program fragment to see if item is in the list


nodeType <Type> *current; bool found = false; current = first; while (current != NULL && !found) if (current->info >= item) found = true; else current = current->link; if (found) found = (current->info == item);

Doubly Linked Lists


e.g.
first last

struct nodeType { Type info; nodeType <Type> *next; nodeType <Type> *back; };

Program fragment to see if item is in an ordered list


nodeType <Type> *current; bool found = false; current = first; while (current != NULL && !found) if (current->info >= item) found = true; else current = current->next; if (found) found = (current->info == item);

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