find the largest node in a linked list in go

To find the largest node in a linked list in Go, you can iterate through the nodes and keep track of the largest node found so far. Here's an example function that takes in the head of a linked list and returns the largest node:

main.go
type Node struct {
    Value int
    Next  *Node
}

func findLargestNode(head *Node) *Node {
    if head == nil {
        return nil
    }
    
    largest := head
    
    for current := head; current != nil; current = current.Next {
        if current.Value > largest.Value {
            largest = current
        }
    }
    
    return largest
}
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We start by setting the largest variable to the head of the linked list. Then, we iterate through the nodes, updating the largest variable if we find a node with a larger Value. Finally, we return the largest node found.

Note that this function assumes that the Value fields of the nodes contain int values. If the linked list contains nodes with different types of values, you may need to modify the function accordingly.

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