Linked List Cycle

题目链接

Linked List Cycle
Linked List Cycle

python代码实现:

# Definition for singly-linked list.
# class ListNode(object):
#     def __init__(self, x):
#         self.val = x
#         self.next = None

class Solution(object):
    def hasCycle(self, head):
        """
        :type head: ListNode
        :rtype: bool
        """
        slow = fast = head
        while fast and fast.next:
            slow = slow.next
            fast = fast.next.next
            if slow == fast:
                return True
        return False

实现思路:

快慢指针法。定义两个指针:快指针每次走一步;慢指针每次走两步。依次循环下去,如果链表存在环,那么快慢指针一定会有相等的时候。
为了便于理解,你可以想象在操场跑步的两个人,一个快一个慢,那么他们一定会相遇(无论他们的起始点是不是在操场)