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Singly Linked List Deletion (Implementation)

Explore the deletion operation in singly linked lists, focusing on deleting the head node with constant time complexity. Learn the implementation in Java and how this method improves efficiency compared to arrays.

Introduction

The deletion operation combines principles from both insertion and search. It uses the search functionality to find the value in the list.

Deletion is one of the instances where linked lists are more efficient than arrays. In an array, you have to shift all the elements backward if one element is deleted. Even then, the end of the array is empty, and it takes ...