Sun, Apr 28, 2024, 7:54 PM -07:00

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/wk5/pset/speller/dictionary.c b/wk5/pset/speller/dictionary.c
index 54b4b24..7e5cc61 100644
--- a/wk5/pset/speller/dictionary.c
+++ b/wk5/pset/speller/dictionary.c
@@ -96,11 +96,19 @@ bool load(const char *dictionary)
         // hash the word to find the bucket it goes in
         int val = hash(ptr->word);
         // put new node at begining of bucket
-        if (table[val] != NULL)
+        if (table[val] == NULL)
         {
-            ptr->next = table[val];
+            // if empty put it there
+            table[val] = ptr;
         }
+        else
+        {
+            // if not empty move the current first one down,
+            // then put the new one there
+            ptr->next = table[val];
             table[val] = ptr;
+        }
+
     }
 
     // Close the dictionary file