remove-duplicates-from-sorted-list

Easy Remove Duplicates from Sorted List

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Accepted

Given a sorted linked list, delete all duplicates such that each element appear only once.

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Example

Given 1->1->2, return 1->2.

Given 1->1->2->3->3, return 1->2->3.

/**
 * Definition for ListNode
 * public class ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     ListNode next;
 *     ListNode(int x) {
 *         val = x;
 *         next = null;
 *     }
 * }
 */
public class Solution {
    /**
     * @param ListNode head is the head of the linked list
     * @return: ListNode head of linked list
     */
    public static ListNode deleteDuplicates(ListNode head) { 
        if(head == null || head.next == null){
            return head;
        }
        ListNode dummy = new ListNode(0);
        dummy.next = head;
        while(head.next != null){
            if(head.val == head.next.val){
                head.next = head.next.next;
            }else{
                head = head.next;
            }
        }
        return dummy.next;
    }  
}