Linked list written in c++

linked_list.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>


class Node
{
public:
    Node* next;
    int data;
};

using namespace std;

class LinkedList
{
public:
    int length;
    Node* head;

    LinkedList();
    ~LinkedList();
    void add(int data);
    void print();
};

LinkedList::LinkedList(){
    this->length = 0;
    this->head = NULL;
}

LinkedList::~LinkedList(){
    std::cout << "LIST DELETED";
}

void LinkedList::add(int data){
    Node* node = new Node();
    node->data = data;
    node->next = this->head;
    this->head = node;
    this->length++;
}

void LinkedList::print(){
    Node* head = this->head;
    int i = 1;
    while(head){
        std::cout << i << ": " << head->data << std::endl;
        head = head->next;
        i++;
    }
}

int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
{
    LinkedList* list = new LinkedList();
    for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i)
    {
        list->add(rand() % 100);
    }
    list->print();
    std::cout << "List Length: " << list->length << std::endl;
    delete list;
    return 0;
}

Here is how to append data to the end of the list:

void LinkedList::append(int data)
{
    Node* node = this->head;

    while (node->next != NULL)
    {
        node = node->next;
    }

    node->next = new Node();
    node->next->data = data;
    node->next->next = NULL;
    this->length++;
}

However, the method gets quite slow when appending 100000+ items.
Anyone has an idea how to speed up the method?
How to avoid looping through the entire list just to find address of the end node?

Does this actually work on a newly created LinkedList object? The problem I am experiencing is that node will already be NULL such that trying to evaluate node->next in the while-loop condition will cause a segmentation fault.

I would suggest this modification such that it is also checked if the list is empty before appending a new node:

void LinkedList::append(int data) {
    Node* node = this->head;
    if (node == nullptr) {  // Check if list is empty
        node = new Node;
        this->head = node;
    } else {
        while (node->next != nullptr) {
            node = node->next;
        }
        node->next = new Node;
        node = node->next;
    }
    node->data = data;
    node->next = nullptr;
    this->length++;
}

Also regarding your other problem of avoiding to cycle through the whole list to append a new node, you could simply add a pointer to the end node and update it everytime you append a node. Similarly, in the code above the head pointer is updated every time a new node is prepended to the list.
Feel free to check out my implementation which is very similar to this one:
https://gist.github.com/Amadeeus/1c6dc6f5ea3d7b84bb979f7482b70342

thank you! Very useful

how do you create another list different from the already created using the same class

Can anyone explain me, if we create LinkedtList object then head (wiyh the help of default contructor ) will become null and data will be lost.

/*
I am getting error : In member function 'void linkedlist::add(std::string&)':
error: 'h' was not declared in this scope
can anyone explain me why i am getting this error message
*/
#include
#include
using namespace std;

//making class node
class node{ 
public:
friend class linkedlist;
node(){
    data = "0";
    next = NULL;
}
string data;
node* next;
};
//making class to linkedlist 
class linkedlist{

public:
linkedlist(){
    node* h = NULL;
}
//function to add data node in existing linked list
void add(string& str){
    node* newnode = new node;
    newnode->data = str;
    if(h !=NULL){
        h->next = newnode;
    }
    else{
        newnode->next = h->next;
        h->newnode;
    }
}
};

int main()
{
linkedlist l1;
string name;

//loop to enter data from user
while(true){
    cout<<"type \"q\" to exit or type name you want to add: ";
    cin>> name;
    if(name!="q"){
        l1.add(name);
    }
    else break;
}
return 0;
}