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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

typedef struct Node {
    int data;
    struct Node* next;
} Node;

void traverseAndPrint(Node* head) {
    Node* currentNode = head;
    while (currentNode != NULL) {
        printf("%d -> ", currentNode->data);
        currentNode = currentNode->next;
    }
    printf("null\n");
}

Node* deleteSpecificNode(Node* head, Node* nodeToDelete) {
    if (head == nodeToDelete) {
        Node* newHead = head->next;
        free(head);
        return newHead;
    }

Node* currentNode = head;
    while (currentNode->next && currentNode->next != nodeToDelete) {
        currentNode = currentNode->next;
    }

if (currentNode->next == NULL) {
        return head;
    }

Node* temp = currentNode->next;
    currentNode->next = currentNode->next->next;
    free(temp);

return head;
}

int main() {
    Node* node1 = malloc(sizeof(Node));
    node1->data = 7;
    Node* node2 = malloc(sizeof(Node));
    node2->data = 11;
    Node* node3 = malloc(sizeof(Node));
    node3->data = 3;
    Node* node4 = malloc(sizeof(Node));
    node4->data = 2;
    Node* node5 = malloc(sizeof(Node));
    node5->data = 9;

node1->next = node2;
    node2->next = node3;
    node3->next = node4;
    node4->next = node5;

printf("Before deletion:\n");
    traverseAndPrint(node1);

node1 = deleteSpecificNode(node1, node4);

printf("\nAfter deletion:\n");
    traverseAndPrint(node1);

free(node1);
    free(node2);
    free(node3);
    free(node5);

return 0;
}

//C

public class Main {
    static class Node {
        int data;
        Node next;

Node(int data) {
            this.data = data;
            this.next = null;
        }
    }

public static void traverseAndPrint(Node head) {
        Node currentNode = head;
        while (currentNode != null) {
            System.out.print(currentNode.data + " -> ");
            currentNode = currentNode.next;
        }
        System.out.println("null");
    }

public static Node deleteSpecificNode(Node head, Node nodeToDelete) {
        if (head == nodeToDelete) {
            return head.next;
        }

Node currentNode = head;
        while (currentNode.next != null && currentNode.next != nodeToDelete) {
            currentNode = currentNode.next;
        }

if (currentNode.next == null) {
            return head;
        }

currentNode.next = currentNode.next.next;

return head;
    }

public static void main(String[] args) {
        Node node1 = new Node(7);
        Node node2 = new Node(11);
        Node node3 = new Node(3);
        Node node4 = new Node(2);
        Node node5 = new Node(9);

node1.next = node2;
        node2.next = node3;
        node3.next = node4;
        node4.next = node5;

System.out.println("Before deletion:");
        traverseAndPrint(node1);

node1 = deleteSpecificNode(node1, node4);

System.out.println("\nAfter deletion:");
        traverseAndPrint(node1);
    }
}

//Java