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:

在上一题的基础上,假设head到环入口的距离为a,相遇点到环入口的距离为b,换的周长为r,则第一次相遇时有

2*(a+b) = a + b + nr

a = nr - b

也就是说如果从相遇点和head处同时出发两个指针,步数一样,那么就会在环入口相遇,据此可以获得入口的指针

代码

    ListNode *detectCycle(ListNode *head) {
        // IMPORTANT: Please reset any member data you declared, as
        // the same Solution instance will be reused for each test case.
        // IMPORTANT: Please reset any member data you declared, as
        // the same Solution instance will be reused for each test case.
        if(head == NULL)
            return NULL;
        if(head->next == NULL)
            return NULL;
        ListNode *slow = head, *fast = head;
        while(true){
            if(fast && fast->next){
                fast = fast->next->next;
            }
            else{
                return NULL;
            }
            slow = slow->next;
            if(fast == slow)
                break;
        }
        ListNode *p1 = head, *p2 = slow;
        while(true){
            if(p1 == p2)
                return p1;
            p1 = p1->next;
            p2 = p2->next;
        }
    }

 

posted on 2013-11-03 10:05  waruzhi  阅读(153)  评论(0编辑  收藏  举报

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