在循环单链表中搜索需要遍历链表。要在链表中搜索的数据项与链表的每个节点数据匹配一次，如果找到匹配，则返回该数据项的位置，否则返回-1。

该算法在C语言中的实现给出如下。

算法

第1步：设置PTR = HEAD
第2步：设置I = 0
第3步：如果PTR = NULL
    提示 内存溢出
    转到第8步
    [IF结束]

第4步：如果IF HEAD → DATA = ITEM
    写入i + 1返回[结束]
第5步：重复第5步到第7步直到PTR-> next！= head
第6步：如果ptr→data = item
    执行 i + 1
        返回
    [IF结束]
第7步：I = I + 1
第8步：PTR = PTR→NEXT
[循环结束]

第9步：退出

示例代码 -

#include<stdio.h>  
#include<stdlib.h>  
void create(int);
void search();
struct node
{
    int data;
    struct node *next;
};
struct node *head;
void main()
{
    int choice, item, loc;
    do
    {
        printf("\n1.Create\n2.Search\n3.Exit\n4.Enter your choice?");
        scanf("%d", &choice);
        switch (choice)
        {
        case 1:
            printf("Enter the item\n");
            scanf("%d", &item);
            create(item);
            break;
        case 2:
            search();
        case 3:
            exit(0);
            break;
        default:
            printf("Please enter valid choice\n");
        }

    } while (choice != 3);
}
void create(int item)
{
    struct node *ptr = (struct node *)malloc(sizeof(struct node));
    struct node *temp;
    if (ptr == NULL)
    {
        printf("OVERFLOW\n");
    }
    else
    {
        ptr->data = item;
        if (head == NULL)
        {
            head = ptr;
            ptr->next = head;
        }
        else
        {
            temp = head;
            while (temp->next != head)
            {
                temp = temp->next;
            }
            temp->next = ptr;
            ptr->next = head;
        }
        printf("Node Inserted\n");
    }

}
void search()
{
    struct node *ptr;
    int item, i = 0, flag = 1;
    ptr = head;
    if (ptr == NULL)
    {
        printf("Empty List\n");
    }
    else
    {
        printf("Enter item which you want to search?\n");
        scanf("%d", &item);
        if (head->data == item)
        {
            printf("item found at location %d", i + 1);
            flag = 0;
            return;
        }
        else
        {
            while (ptr->next != head)
            {
                if (ptr->data == item)
                {
                    printf("item found at location %d ", i + 1);
                    flag = 0;
                    return;
                }
                else
                {
                    flag = 1;
                }
                i++;
                ptr = ptr->next;
            }
        }
        if (flag != 0)
        {
            printf("Item not found\n");
            return;
        }
    }

}

执行上面示例代码，得到以下结果 -

1.Create
2.Search
3.Exit
4.Enter your choice?1

Enter the item
12

Node Inserted

1.Create
2.Search
3.Exit
4.Enter your choice?1

Enter the item
23

Node Inserted

1.Create
2.Search
3.Exit
4.Enter your choice?2

Enter item which you want to search?
12
item found at location 1