题目链接:https://leetcode.com/problems/linked-list-cycle-ii/
Given a linked list, return the node where the cycle begins. If there is no cycle, return null
.
To represent a cycle in the given linked list, we use an integer pos
which represents the position (0-indexed) in the linked list where tail connects to. If pos
is -1
, then there is no cycle in the linked list.
Note: 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.
Follow up:
Can you solve it without using extra space?
思路:快慢指针
具体的严密证明我没有去做,我只是找几个带环的例子进行了实际的测试,发现,当fast
和slow都从head出发,fast以2倍速,slow以一倍速,当两个节点相遇,然后fast再改为一倍速,
slow仍是一倍速,那么下次fast和slow相遇的节点就是 环的入口节点。
AC 0ms Java:
/**
* 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) {
if(head==null||head.next==null)
return null;
ListNode fast=head;
ListNode slow=head;
boolean isCircle=false;
while(fast!=null&&fast.next!=null){
fast=fast.next.next;
slow=slow.next;
if(fast==slow){
isCircle=true;
break;
}
}
if(!isCircle)
return null;
fast=head;
while(isCircle&&fast!=slow){
fast=fast.next;
slow=slow.next;
}
return fast;
}
}