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  1. #include <stdio.h>
  2. #include <malloc.h>
  3.  
  4. typedef struct person {
  5.         char name[50];
  6.         struct person *next;
  7.         struct person *prev;
  8. } Person;
  9.  
  10. void create(Person**head) {
  11.  
  12.      Person *p,*q;
  13.      int count;
  14.  
  15.      printf("%s", "Number of the kids:");
  16.      scanf("%d", &count);
  17.  
  18.        *head = (Person*)malloc( sizeof( Person ) );
  19.        printf("Name=");
  20.        scanf("%s", (*head)->name);
  21.        (*head)->next = *head;
  22.        (*head)->prev = *head;
  23.        p = *head;
  24.  
  25.  
  26.       for (size_t i = 0;  i < count - 1; i++) {
  27.  
  28.            q = (Person*)malloc( sizeof( Person ) );
  29.            printf("Name=");
  30.            scanf("%s", q->name);
  31.            //here I am doing the links
  32.            q->next = *head;
  33.            q->prev = p;
  34.            (*head)->prev = q;
  35.            p->next = q;
  36.            p = q;
  37.       }
  38. }
  39.  
  40. void display(Person*head) {
  41.  
  42.      Person *temp = head;
  43.  
  44.      do {
  45.  
  46.          printf("%s ", head->name);
  47.  
  48.          head = head->next;
  49.  
  50.      } while( temp != head );
  51. }
  52.  
  53. int main(int argc, char const *argv[]) {
  54.  
  55.   Person *head=NULL, *q;
  56.   int number_of_syllables,
  57.       count = 0,
  58.       sense = 1;//may be either 1 , either -1
  59.   create(&head);
  60.   /*
  61.   Remove the first element from the Doubly Linked List
  62.   q = head;
  63.   head->next->prev = head->prev;
  64.   head->prev->next = head->next;
  65.   head = head->next;
  66.   free(q);
  67.   */
  68.   display(head);
  69.  
  70.   printf("%s:", "Number of syllables");
  71.   scanf("%d", &number_of_syllables);
  72.  
  73.    while(head!=head->next) {
  74.  
  75.       for(int i = 0; i < number_of_syllables-1; ++i)
  76.  
  77.             if(sense + 1) {
  78.                head = head->next;
  79.             } else {
  80.                head = head->prev;
  81.             }
  82.  
  83.       printf("%d#Out of game: %s\n",++count, head->name);
  84.  
  85.       //remake the links
  86.       q = head;
  87.       head->prev->next = head->next;
  88.       head->next->prev = head->prev;
  89.  
  90.       if(sense+1) {
  91.         head = head->next;
  92.       } else {
  93.         head = head->prev;
  94.       }
  95.  
  96.       free(q);
  97.  
  98.       sense *= -1;
  99.   }
  100.  
  101.   printf("The winner is ... %s\n", head->name);
  102.  
  103.   free(head);
  104.  
  105.   return 0;
  106. }
  107.  
Success #stdin #stdout 0.01s 5408KB
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stdin 
5
one
two
three
four
five
2
stdout 
Number of the kids:Name=Name=Name=Name=Name=one two three four five Number of syllables:1#Out of game: two
2#Out of game: one
3#Out of game: three
4#Out of game: five
The winner is ... four
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Game Kid 2
language:
C (gcc 8.3)
created:
1 year ago
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