A student implementing an unsorted linked list implemented this method: 1 void LinkedList::InsertAtEnd(int e) { Node *neo; 4 neo = neW Node; neo->element = e; 5. neo->next = nullptr; 7. 8. if (nullptr _head) { 9. head = neo; } else { Node *ptr; 10 11 12 13 14 for (ptr = _head; ptr != nullptr; ptr = ptr->next) { 15 16 ptr->next = neo; 17 18 } When this code was tested, it was found to crash with a segmentation fault. What line generated the fault?

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A student implementing an unsorted linked list implemented this method:
1 void LinkedList::InsertAtEnd(int e) {
Node *neo;
4
neo = new Node;
neo->element = e;
nullptr;
6.
neo->next =
%3D
7.
if (nullptr == _head) {
head = neo;
}
else {
Node *ptr;
8.
6.
%3D
11
12
13
14
for (ptr = _head; ptr != nullptr; ptr = ptr->next) {
%3D
%3D
15
16
ptr->next
= neo;
17
18 }
When this code was tested, it was found to crash with a segmentation fault. What line generated the fault?
Transcribed Image Text:A student implementing an unsorted linked list implemented this method: 1 void LinkedList::InsertAtEnd(int e) { Node *neo; 4 neo = new Node; neo->element = e; nullptr; 6. neo->next = %3D 7. if (nullptr == _head) { head = neo; } else { Node *ptr; 8. 6. %3D 11 12 13 14 for (ptr = _head; ptr != nullptr; ptr = ptr->next) { %3D %3D 15 16 ptr->next = neo; 17 18 } When this code was tested, it was found to crash with a segmentation fault. What line generated the fault?
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Segmentation Fault :
  1. Segmentation Fault is the runtime problem that mainly because of the following reasons :
    1. Referring to the null location.
    2. Wrong-way of comparing the value with the null value.
    3. Assigning an invalid location to the pointer variable.
  2. Here, in this case for line number -> 8, the nullptr == _head.
  3. This line gives the segmentation fault as the order of the test condition is not correct.
  4. The correct test condition is _head == nullptr. 
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