Difficulty: 3
Frequency: 3
Problem:
Given a sorted linked list, delete all nodes that have duplicate numbers, leaving only distinct numbers from the original list.
For example,
Given 1->2->3->3->4->4->5
,
return 1->2->5
.
Given 1->1->1->2->3
,
return 2->3
.
Solution:
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* struct ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode *next;
* ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(NULL) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
ListNode *deleteDuplicates(ListNode *head) {
// Start typing your C/C++ solution below
// DO NOT write int main() function
if (head==NULL)
return NULL;
ListNode fakeHead(head->val - 1);
fakeHead.next = head;
ListNode * p_ahead = head, * p_behind = &fakeHead;
ListNode * p_temp;
while(p_ahead!=NULL && p_ahead->next!=NULL)
{
if (p_ahead->val!=(p_ahead->next)->val)
{
p_ahead = p_ahead->next;
p_behind = p_behind->next;
}
else
{
do
{
p_temp = p_ahead->next;
p_ahead->next = p_temp->next;
delete p_temp;
}while(p_ahead->next!=NULL&&p_ahead->val==(p_ahead->next)->val);
p_temp = p_ahead;
p_behind->next = p_temp->next;
delete p_ahead;
p_ahead = p_behind->next;
}
}
return fakeHead.next;
}
};
Notes: