解题思路
参考https://www.nowcoder.com/questionTerminal/6e630519bf86480296d0f1c868d425ad?f=discussion
从上图可得出,快慢指针假设在Z处相遇,则有2 * (a + b) = a + b + n * (b + c),相当于快指针比慢指针多走了n圈,故a = (n - 1) * (b + c) + c,即快慢指针相遇之后,慢指针从头开始走,快指针从相遇点Z开始走,快慢指针将在环的入口Y相遇。
代码思路
class Solution {
public:
ListNode *detectCycle(ListNode *head) {
if(head == NULL)
return NULL;
ListNode *slow = head;
ListNode *fast = head;
while(fast != NULL && fast->next != NULL){
slow = slow->next;
fast = fast->next;
if(fast != NULL)
fast = fast->next;
if(slow == fast)
break;
}
if(fast == NULL || fast->next == NULL)
return NULL;
slow = head;
while(slow != fast){
slow = slow->next;
fast = fast->next;
}
return slow;
}
};