Problem: A linked list is given such that each node contains an additional random pointer which could point to any node in the list or null.
Return a deep copy of the list
SOLUTION 1 HASH TABLE : HaspTable<Oroginal ListNode, CopyofListNode>
Each ListNode has only one mapping in the of the original list node.
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list with a random pointer.
* class RandomListNode {
* int label;
* RandomListNode next, random;
* RandomListNode(int x) { this.label = x; }
* };
*/
public class Solution {
/**
* @param head: The head of linked list with a random pointer.
* @return: A new head of a deep copy of the list.
*/
public RandomListNode copyRandomList(RandomListNode head) {
// write your code here
if (head == null) {
return null;
}
Map<RandomListNode, RandomListNode> map = new HashMap<>();
RandomListNode dummy = new RandomListNode(0);
RandomListNode prev = dummy;
RandomListNode newNode = null;
while (head != null) {
if (map.containsKey(head)) {
newNode = map.get(head);
} else {
newNode = new RandomListNode(head.label);
map.put(head, newNode);
}
prev.next = newNode;
if (head.random != null) {
if (map.containsKey(head.random)) {
newNode.random = map.get(head.random);
} else {
newNode.random = new RandomListNode(head.random.label);
map.put(head.random, newNode.random);
}
}
prev = newNode;
head = head.next;
}
return dummy.next;
}
}
SOLUTION 2: NO EXTRA SPACE. COPY EACH NODE TWICE.
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list with a random pointer.
* class RandomListNode {
* int label;
* RandomListNode next, random;
* RandomListNode(int x) { this.label = x; }
* };
*/
public class Solution {
/**
* @param head: The head of linked list with a random pointer.
* @return: A new head of a deep copy of the list.
*/
public RandomListNode copyRandomList(RandomListNode head) {
if (head == null) {
return null;
}
RandomListNode tail = head;
while (tail != null) {
RandomListNode newNode = new RandomListNode(tail.label);
newNode.next = tail.next;
tail.next = newNode;
tail = tail.next.next;
}
tail = head;
while (tail != null) {
if (tail.random != null) {
tail.next.random = tail.random.next;
}
tail = tail.next.next;
}
RandomListNode dummy = new RandomListNode(0);
RandomListNode prev = dummy;
tail = head;
while (tail != null) {
prev.next = tail.next;
tail = tail.next.next;
prev = prev.next;
}
return dummy.next;
}
}