Java描述 LeetCode，141. 环形链表 Linked List Cycle

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1-1: Overview

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:

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:

Input: head = [1], pos = -1
Output: false
Explanation: There is no cycle in the linked list.

Constraints:

The number of the nodes in the list is in the range [0, 104].
-105 <= Node.val <= 105
pos is -1 or a valid index in the linked-list.

Follow up: Can you solve it using O(1) (i.e. constant) memory?

1-2: Slow Fast Pointer

slow : move one
fast: move two
Even if you have known the solution, you must understand the next two questions:

• Why the fast pointer will move not only one circle than slow pointer in some cases , so the answer uses n to represent the circles that the fast move more than the slow?
• Why do the slow pointer and fast pointer meet in one circle when the slow pointer reaches the entrance of the circle.

The first question:
Thinking the next two cases:

In the first case, the slow reach A (i.e. the entrance). However, the fast has moved many circles. On the contrary, in the second case, the fast catch up with the slow only in one circle. So if the case differs, the circles in which the fast moves more than the slow differ at the same time.

The second question:
When the slow pointer reaches the entrance of the circle, the fast reaches one position of the circle. So the relative distance between the fast and the slow will reduce by one in the loop as the fast moves two every time and the slow moves one. Also the relative distance is less than the length of the circle. So they will meet in one circle.

Knowing the two questions above, you will resolve a similar question more easily.

Code is easy:

public class Solution {
    public boolean hasCycle(ListNode head) {
        if (head == null || head.next == null) {
            return false;
        }

        ListNode slow = head;
        ListNode fast = head.next;
        while (slow != fast) {
            if (fast.next == null || fast.next.next == null) {
                return false;
            }
            slow = slow.next;
            fast = fast.next.next;
        }
        return true;
    }
}