Leetcode: linked-list-cycle-ii

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题目:

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?


分析:

给定一个链表,返回这个链表中环的开始,若无环,那么返回null,并且不能有额外的空间。首先需要判断是否有环,定义两个指针slow和fast,slow每次前进一格,fast每次前进

两格,如果有环,那么这两个指针必然会相遇;如果没有环,那么直接返回null即可;在有环的情况下,将slow指针指向相遇节点,将fast指针指向开始节点,继续前进,这时两个

指针每次前进一格,当指针再次相遇的时候,就是环开始的位置。


具体代码如下:


/** * Definition for singly-linked list. * class ListNode { *     int val; *     ListNode next; *     ListNode(int x) { *         val = x; *         next = null; *     } * } */public class Solution {    public ListNode detectCycle(ListNode head) {                  ListNode meeting = meetingNode(head);                if (meeting == null)            return null;                ListNode fast = head;        ListNode slow = meeting;                while(slow != fast){            fast = fast.next;            slow = slow.next;        }                        return fast;    }        public ListNode meetingNode(ListNode head){                if(head == null || head.next == null)            return null;                ListNode slow = head;        ListNode fast = head;                while(fast.next != null && fast.next.next != null){            slow = slow.next;            fast = fast.next.next;                        if (slow == fast)                return slow;        }                return null;    }}