Traversal in a Singly Linked List
Explore how to perform traversal in singly linked lists by visiting nodes one by one starting from the head. Understand the linear time complexity involved, proper usage of pointers to avoid errors, and practice implementing traversal methods in JavaScript that count nodes, search values, and gather data efficiently.
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By now, you understand how a linked list is organized in memory and how the head pointer gives access to the first node. Now, let’s learn how traversal works in a singly linked list. The focus will be on how the next references are followed from node to node and why this leads to linear time complexity.
Linked list traversal
Traversal means visiting each node in the linked list one by one. The process starts from the head and repeatedly follows the next reference until reaching NULL.
As linked lists do not support direct indexing, traversal is required to:
Print all elements in the list.
Search for a specific value.
Count the number of nodes.
Reach a specific node or position in the list. ...