面试题 02.07. Intersection of Two Linked Lists LCCI

Given two (singly) linked lists, determine if the two lists intersect. Return the inter­ secting node. Note that the intersection is defined based on reference, not value. That is, if the kth node of the first linked list is the exact same node (by reference) as the jth node of the second linked list, then they are intersecting.

Example 1:

Input: intersectVal = 8, listA = [4,1,8,4,5], listB = [5,0,1,8,4,5], skipA = 2, skipB = 3
Output: Reference of the node with value = 8
Input Explanation: The intersected node's value is 8 (note that this must not be 0 if the two lists intersect). From the head of A, it reads as [4,1,8,4,5]. From the head of B, it reads as [5,0,1,8,4,5]. There are 2 nodes before the intersected node in A; There are 3 nodes before the intersected node in B.

Example 2:

Input: intersectVal = 2, listA = [0,9,1,2,4], listB = [3,2,4], skipA = 3, skipB = 1
Output: Reference of the node with value = 2
Input Explanation: The intersected node's value is 2 (note that this must not be 0 if the two lists intersect). From the head of A, it reads as [0,9,1,2,4]. From the head of B, it reads as [3,2,4]. There are 3 nodes before the intersected node in A; There are 1 node before the intersected node in B.

Example 3:

Input: intersectVal = 0, listA = [2,6,4], listB = [1,5], skipA = 3, skipB = 2
Output: null
Input Explanation: From the head of A, it reads as [2,6,4]. From the head of B, it reads as [1,5]. Since the two lists do not intersect, intersectVal must be 0, while skipA and skipB can be arbitrary values.
Explanation: The two lists do not intersect, so return null.

Notes:

• If the two linked lists have no intersection at all, return null.
• The linked lists must retain their original structure after the function returns.
• You may assume there are no cycles anywhere in the entire linked structure.
• Your code should preferably run in O(n) time and use only O(1) memory.

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * struct ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     ListNode *next;
 *     ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(NULL) {}
 * };
 */
class Solution {
public:
    ListNode *getIntersectionNode(ListNode *headA, ListNode *headB) {
        ListNode*currA=headA;
        ListNode*currB=headB;
        int lenA=0,lenB=0;
        while(currA!=NULL){
            currA=currA->next;
            lenA++;
        }
        while(currB!=NULL){
            currB=currB->next;
            lenB++;
        }
        currA=headA;
        currB=headB;
        if(lenB>lenA){
            swap(lenA,lenB);
            swap(currA,currB);
        }
        int gap=lenA-lenB;
        while(gap--)currA=currA->next;
        while(currA!=NULL){
            if(currA==currB)return currA;
            currA=currA->next;
            currB=currB->next;
        }
        return NULL;
    }
};

注意：

        1.相交链表，链表相等并不是数值相等，而是指针相等

        2.想要链表相等，只要从短的链表的头指针开始就可以

        3.这里A是长的链表，B是指短的链表