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【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能够判断出链表是否存在环路。假设两个指针相遇之前slow走了s步,则fast走了2s步,并且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,另一个指针从相遇点开始出发,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;
            
    }
};