【Leetcode】Linked List Cycle II

时间:2023-03-10 01:54:05
【Leetcode】Linked List Cycle II

Given a linked list, return the node where the cycle begins. If there is no cycle, return null.

Follow up:

Can you solve it without using extra space?

思路:由【Leetcode】Linked
List Cycle
可知。利用一快一慢两个指针可以推断出链表是否存在环路。

如果两个指针相遇之前slow走了s步,则fast走了2s步。而且fast已经在长度为r的环路中走了n圈,则可知:s = n * r。假定链表长为l。从链表头到环入口点距离为x。从环入口点到相遇点距离为a,则:x + a = s = n * r = (n - 1) * r + r =  (n
- 1) * r + l - x。因此x = (n - 1) * r + (l - x - a)。(l - x - a)为从相遇点到环入口的距离,这意味着当一个指针从链表头出发时,还有一个指针从相遇点開始出发,两者一定会在环入口处相遇。

/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* struct ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode *next;
* ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(NULL) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
ListNode *detectCycle(ListNode *head) {
ListNode * slow = head;
ListNode * fast = head; while(fast && fast->next)
{
slow = slow->next;
fast = fast->next->next; if(slow == fast)
{
ListNode *slow2 = head;
while (slow2 != slow)
{
slow2 = slow2->next;
slow = slow->next;
}
return slow2;
}
} return NULL; }
};

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