In the OrderedLists program, the high level algorithm for the Print command

begins with the statement p := *p.next. What is the purpose of this statement?

Question

In the OrderedLists program, the high level algorithm for the Print command 
 
begins with the statement p := *p.next.  What is the purpose of this statement?

Accepted Answer

At first, p is a pointer to the header, and this statement skips over 
 
the header and makes p point to the first node in the list (or makes p 
 
nil if the list is empty)

Answer

The statement is optional, but just makes the program run faster

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If this statement is omitted, the program might crash

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