Linking The Lists

#1

Statement 1 : n->next = head;
What does this statement do? Point to the next of head? Or point to head?

Statement 2 : head = n;
What does this statement do? Point to n?

I am unable to understand the difference between the two statements and their usage.

#2

Lets say we have a linked list with a given head pointer and a node n.
We have to insert the node n in the beginning of our linked list.
n->next = head makes the given node’s next pointer point to the head of our linked list.
Now the head our new linked list is the node n. So we update the head of our linked list by “head = n” statement.

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Hi! My doubt is resolved but I am unable to mark it resolved. There is some problem with the website I think.

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Still not happening 🥺 I am able to mark every other doubt resolved I have no idea what’s specifically wrong with this one.

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