Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@wayetan
Created December 30, 2013 08:25
Show Gist options
  • Save wayetan/8179337 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save wayetan/8179337 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Remove Nth Node From End of List
/**
* 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.
* Given n will always be valid.
* Try to do this in one pass.
*/
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* public class ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode next;
* ListNode(int x) {
* val = x;
* next = null;
* }
* }
*/
public class Solution {
public ListNode removeNthFromEnd(ListNode head, int n) {
ListNode cur = head, prev = head;
while(n-- > 0) {
cur = cur.next;
}
if (cur == null)
return head.next;
while (cur.next != null) {
cur = cur.next;
prev = prev.next;
}
prev.next = prev.next.next;
return head;
}
}
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment