From:	dmt AT bigfoot DOT com (Jeff W./DMT)
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Subject:	Re: Linked lists
Date:	Sun, 29 Mar 1998 18:46:27 GMT
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On Sun, 29 Mar 1998 18:52:51 +0200, "Nils Emil P. Larsen"
<Peter_Larsen AT vip DOT cybercity DOT dk> wrote:

>Hi!
>
>Can anyone show me (or tell me where to find) a good example of practical
>using of linked lists? I really don't understand what they a for, but I
>think they are important!
>
>Thank you very much!
>Nils Emil P. Larsen
>

In my computer science class, we use them for several things:
1) When we don't know how big to make an array of data, in which case
a linked list will allocate only the amount of space it needs without
wasitng any
2) When we don't want to limit the size of data in an array.  Instead
of declaring a static array of size X, the linked list can
theoretically grow forever (well, until you run out of memory =)

 --Jeff W.

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