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leetcode-141 Linked List Cycle
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- Name
- Gene Zhang
Fast and slow points.
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# Given head, the head of a linked list, determine if the linked list has a
# cycle in it.
#
# There is a cycle in a linked list if there is some node in the list that can
# be reached again by continuously following the next pointer. Internally, pos
# is used to denote the index of the node that tail's next pointer is connected
# to. Note that pos is not passed as a parameter.
#
# Return true if there is a cycle in the linked list. Otherwise, return
# false.
#
#
# Example 1:
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#
# Input: head = [3,2,0,-4], pos = 1
# Output: true
# Explanation: There is a cycle in the linked list, where the tail connects to
# the 1st node (0-indexed).
#
#
# Example 2:
#
#
# Input: head = [1,2], pos = 0
# Output: true
# Explanation: There is a cycle in the linked list, where the tail connects to
# the 0th node.
#
#
# Example 3:
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#
# Input: head = [1], pos = -1
# Output: false
# Explanation: There is no cycle in the linked list.
#
# Follow up: Can you solve it using O(1) (i.e. constant) memory?
# Definition for singly-linked list.
# class ListNode:
# def __init__(self, x):
# self.val = x
# self.next = None
class Solution:
def hasCycle(self, head: Optional[ListNode]) -> bool:
fast = slow = head
while fast and fast.next:
slow = slow.next
fast = fast.next.next
if slow == fast:
return True
return False