Description
Given the head of a singly linked list, return the middle node of the linked list.
If there are two middle nodes, return the second middle node.
Example 1:
Input: head = [1,2,3,4,5]
Output: [3,4,5]
Explanation: The middle node of the list is node 3.
Example 2:
Input: head = [1,2,3,4,5,6]
Output: [4,5,6]
Explanation: Since the list has two middle nodes with values 3 and 4, we return the second one.
Constraints:
- The number of nodes in the list is in the range
[1, 100].
1 <= Node.val <= 100
Solutions
Solution 1: Fast and Slow Pointers
We define two pointers fast and slow, both initially pointing to the head of the linked list.
The fast pointer fast moves two steps at a time, while the slow pointer slow moves one step at a time. When the fast pointer reaches the end of the linked list, the node pointed to by the slow pointer is the middle node.
The time complexity is O(n), where n is the length of the linked list. The space complexity is O(1).
PythonJavaC++GoTypeScriptRustPHPC
# Definition for singly-linked list.
# class ListNode:
# def __init__(self, val=0, next=None):
# self.val = val
# self.next = next
class Solution:
def middleNode(self, head: ListNode) -> ListNode:
slow = fast = head
while fast and fast.next:
slow, fast = slow.next, fast.next.next
return slow(code-box)
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* public class ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode next;
* ListNode() {}
* ListNode(int val) { this.val = val; }
* ListNode(int val, ListNode next) { this.val = val; this.next = next; }
* }
*/
class Solution {
public ListNode middleNode(ListNode head) {
ListNode slow = head, fast = head;
while (fast != null && fast.next != null) {
slow = slow.next;
fast = fast.next.next;
}
return slow;
}
}(code-box)
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* struct ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode *next;
* ListNode() : val(0), next(nullptr) {}
* ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(nullptr) {}
* ListNode(int x, ListNode *next) : val(x), next(next) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
ListNode* middleNode(ListNode* head) {
ListNode *slow = head, *fast = head;
while (fast && fast->next) {
slow = slow->next;
fast = fast->next->next;
}
return slow;
}
};(code-box)
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* type ListNode struct {
* Val int
* Next *ListNode
* }
*/
func middleNode(head *ListNode) *ListNode {
slow, fast := head, head
for fast != nil && fast.Next != nil {
slow, fast = slow.Next, fast.Next.Next
}
return slow
}(code-box)
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* class ListNode {
* val: number
* next: ListNode | null
* constructor(val?: number, next?: ListNode | null) {
* this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
* this.next = (next===undefined ? null : next)
* }
* }
*/
function middleNode(head: ListNode | null): ListNode | null {
let fast = head,
slow = head;
while (fast != null && fast.next != null) {
fast = fast.next.next;
slow = slow.next;
}
return slow;
}(code-box)
// Definition for singly-linked list.
// #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Debug)]
// pub struct ListNode {
// pub val: i32,
// pub next: Option<Box<ListNode>>
// }
//
// impl ListNode {
// #[inline]
// fn new(val: i32) -> Self {
// ListNode {
// next: None,
// val
// }
// }
// }
impl Solution {
pub fn middle_node(head: Option<Box<ListNode>>) -> Option<Box<ListNode>> {
let mut slow = &head;
let mut fast = &head;
while fast.is_some() && fast.as_ref().unwrap().next.is_some() {
slow = &slow.as_ref().unwrap().next;
fast = &fast.as_ref().unwrap().next.as_ref().unwrap().next;
}
slow.clone()
}
}(code-box)
/**
* Definition for a singly-linked list.
* class ListNode {
* public $val = 0;
* public $next = null;
* function __construct($val = 0, $next = null) {
* $this->val = $val;
* $this->next = $next;
* }
* }
*/
class Solution {
/**
* @param ListNode $head
* @return ListNode
*/
function middleNode($head) {
$count = 0;
$tmpHead = $head;
while ($tmpHead != null) {
$tmpHead = $tmpHead->next;
$count++;
}
$len = $count - floor($count / 2);
while ($count != $len) {
$head = $head->next;
$count--;
}
return $head;
}
}(code-box)
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* struct ListNode {
* int val;
* struct ListNode *next;
* };
*/
struct ListNode* middleNode(struct ListNode* head) {
struct ListNode* fast = head;
struct ListNode* slow = head;
while (fast && fast->next) {
fast = fast->next->next;
slow = slow->next;
}
return slow;
}(code-box)
