Write a program to find the node at which the intersection of two singly linked lists begins.
For example, the following two linked lists:
A: a1 → a2 ↘ c1 → c2 → c3 ↗ B: b1 → b2 → b3
begin to intersect at node c1.
Notes:
- If the two linked lists have no intersection at all, return
null
. - The linked lists must retain their original structure after the function returns.
- You may assume there are no cycles anywhere in the entire linked structure.
- Your code should preferably run in O(n) time and use only O(1) memory.
/** * Definition for singly-linked list. * struct ListNode { * int val; * ListNode *next; * ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(NULL) {} * }; */ class Solution { public: ListNode *getIntersectionNode(ListNode *headA, ListNode *headB) { if(headA==NULL || headB==NULL) return NULL; int a=0; int b=0; ListNode* p=headA; while(p) { a++; p=p->next; } p=headB; while(p) { b++; p=p->next; } int diff=a-b; ListNode* pA=headA; ListNode* pB=headB; if(diff>=0) { int i=0; while(i<diff) { pA=pA->next; i++; } } else { diff*=(-1); int i=0; while(i<diff) { pB=pB->next; i++; } } while(pA!=pB && pA!=NULL) { pA=pA->next; pB=pB->next; } if(pA==NULL) return NULL; else return pA; } };