Moving current pointer of a linked list to the first postion

[Hyiero]

while(temp != NULL)
                  {
                      if(temp->info.Name == cName)
                      {
                          temp->info.DiscountNumber = temp->info.DiscountNumber + 5;
                          flag = true;
                      }
                                 
                         if(temp ->info.DiscountNumber > 25)
                         {
                           temp->info.DiscountNumber = 25;
                          // prev->link = temp->link;
                          // delete temp;
                           //temp->link = first;
                          // first = temp;
                         }
                                        
                         //cout<<"Discount is :"
                         //<<temp->info.DiscountNumber
                         //<<endl;
                         prev = temp;
                         temp = temp->link;
                  }

I am writing a program that will read data on customers from a file and grab names from a second file and add a 5% increase on the customer if their name is in the 2nd file. The current problem I am having is that I am trying to take the customers who have a 25% discount and move them all to the front of the list,any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

[Ancient Dragon]

Maybe the easiest way to do that is to make a completly new linked list. Transverse the original linked list and select the nodes that have 25% discount then add them to the new linked list. After that add all the other nodes.

[Hyiero]

Unfortunately its in the constraints that I may only use one linked list,I did the program before doing the way you said using 2 and achieved my desired results but then my professor said we may only use 1 linked list.

[alaa sam]

if you know how to insert a new node to your list and how to delete a node then you can do it.

declare a temporary pointer and initialize it using the node which has 25 discount . then delete the original node and insert the temporary node in it's appropriate place ,keep doing so until you have your list in the order you wish

[Hyiero]

Mostly Figured out my problem

for(int i = 0;i < 21; i++)
      {
        cout << setw(25) <<left<< (temp->info.Name);
        cout << setw(25) <<left<< (temp->info.DiscountNumber);
        cout <<setw(28)<<left << (temp->info.i);
        cout<<endl;
        if(temp->info.DiscountNumber == 25)
        {
          first = movetofront(first,temp->info.i); <<<------- This is the way i calledit
         // cout<<"THIS IS WHO WE ARE MOVING:"<<temp->info.i<<endl;
        }
        
        temp = temp->link;
      }
             



nodeType* movetofront(nodeType *first,int target)
{
      nodeType *current;
      current = first;
      nodeType *prev;
      int count  = 1;
      
      if(count == target)
      return current;
      
   //  cout <<"list contains\n\t";
     while (current != NULL)
      {
  
      count++;
      
      if(count == target)
      {
        prev = current;         //set up the pointers
        current = current ->link;//set up pointers
           
        prev->link = current->link;//point around the target node


        current ->link = first;  // point the link in the target
                          //node at the first node in the list
 
         first = current;
       
       }
      current = current->link;
      }
     return first;
   }

it works perfectly if i call the function like: movetofront(first,5) and put the positio i want it to move to the front but it seems to grab a random link in the list if I call it the way I did it works and takes all values = to 25 to the top of the list but like I said it grabs a random one as well and throws it up to the top