Given a linked list, remove the nth node from the end of list and return its head.
For example,
Given linked list: 1->2->3->4->5, and n = 2. After removing the second node from the end, the linked list becomes 1->2->3->5.
Note:
Given n will always be valid.
Try to do this in one pass.
Solution:
Tips:
two pointers, one pointer goes first, and then the other goes after the first pointer's N steps.
Java Code:
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* public class ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode next;
* ListNode(int x) { val = x; }
* }
*/
public class Solution {
public ListNode removeNthFromEnd(ListNode head, int n) {
if (head == null) {
return head;
}
ListNode tmpNode = head;
ListNode tmpNodeNth = head;
while ((n--) > 0) {
tmpNodeNth = tmpNodeNth.next;
}
if (tmpNodeNth == null) {
return head.next;
}
tmpNodeNth = tmpNodeNth.next;
while (tmpNodeNth != null) {
tmpNodeNth = tmpNodeNth.next;
tmpNode = tmpNode.next;
}
tmpNode.next = tmpNode.next.next;
return head;
}
}