Medium
Linked List Cycle II — C++
Full explanation · Time O(n) · Space O(1)
// Time: O(n)
// Space: O(1)
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* struct ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode *next;
* ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(NULL) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
ListNode *detectCycle(ListNode *head) {
ListNode *slow = head, *fast = head;
while (fast && fast->next) {
slow = slow->next, fast = fast->next->next;
if (slow == fast) { // There is a cycle.
slow = head;
// Both pointers advance at the same time.
while (slow != fast) {
slow = slow->next, fast = fast->next;
}
return slow; // slow is the begin of cycle.
}
}
return nullptr; // No cycle.
}
};