Medium
,Linked List
,Two Pointers
,Hash Table
Given the head
of a linked list, return the node where the cycle begins. If there is no cycle, return null
.
There is a cycle in a linked list if there is some node in the list that can be reached again by continuously following the next
pointer. Internally, pos
is used to denote the index of the node that tail's next
pointer is connected to (0-indexed). It is -1
if there is no cycle. Note that pos
is not passed as a parameter.
Do not modify the linked list.
Example 1:
Input: head = [3,2,0,-4], pos = 1
Output: tail connects to node index 1
Explanation: There is a cycle in the linked list, where tail connects to the second node.
Example 2:
Input: head = [1,2], pos = 0
Output: tail connects to node index 0
Explanation: There is a cycle in the linked list, where tail connects to the first node.
Example 3:
Input: head = [1], pos = -1
Output: no cycle
Explanation: There is no cycle in the linked list.
Constraints:
Node.val
<= 105pos
is -1
or a valid index in the linked-list.Follow up: Can you solve it using O(1) (i.e. constant) memory?
class Solution:
def detectCycle(self, head: Optional[ListNode]) -> Optional[ListNode]:
if not head:
return
def getIntersect(head):
slow, fast = head, head
while fast and fast.next:
slow = slow.next
fast = fast.next.next
if slow == fast:
return slow
return
intersect = getIntersect(head)
if not intersect:
return
ptr1, ptr2 = head, intersect
while ptr1 != ptr2:
ptr1 = ptr1.next
ptr2 = ptr2.next
return ptr1
Ron ChenThr, Mar 9, 2023
class Solution:
def detectCycle(self, head: Optional[ListNode]) -> Optional[ListNode]:
fast = slow = head
while fast and fast.next:
fast = fast.next.next
slow = slow.next
if fast == slow:
while head != slow:
head = head.next
slow = slow.next
return head
return None
Yen-Chi ChenThu, Mar 9, 2023
class Solution {
public:
ListNode *detectCycle(ListNode *head) {
auto fast = head, slow = head;
while (fast && fast->next) {
fast = fast->next->next;
slow = slow->next;
if (fast == slow) {
while (head != slow) {
head = head->next;
slow = slow->next;
}
return head;
}
}
return NULL;
}
};
Yen-Chi ChenThu, Mar 9, 2023
function detectCycle(head) {
if (head === null) return null;
let tortoise = head;
let hare = head;
do {
if (hare.next === null || hare.next.next === null) return null;
tortoise = tortoise.next;
hare = hare.next.next;
} while (tortoise !== hare);
hare = head;
while (tortoise !== hare) {
hare = hare.next;
tortoise = tortoise.next;
}
return hare;
}
MarsgoatThu, Mar 9, 2023