234. Palindrome Linked List
Description
Given the head of a singly linked list, return true if it is a palindrome or false otherwise.
Example 1:
Input: head = [1,2,2,1] Output: true
Example 2:
Input: head = [1,2] Output: false
Constraints:
- The number of nodes in the list is in the range
[1, 105]. 0 <= Node.val <= 9
Follow up: Could you do it in
O(n) time and O(1) space?
Solutions
Solution 1: Fast and Slow Pointers
We can use fast and slow pointers to find the middle of the linked list, then reverse the right half of the list. After that, we traverse both halves simultaneously, checking if the corresponding node values are equal. If any pair of values is unequal, it's not a palindrome linked list; otherwise, it is a palindrome linked list.
The time complexity is $O(n)$, where $n$ is the length of the linked list. The space complexity is $O(1)$.
Python3
# Definition for singly-linked list.
# class ListNode:
# def __init__(self, val=0, next=None):
# self.val = val
# self.next = next
class Solution:
def isPalindrome(self, head: Optional[ListNode]) -> bool:
slow, fast = head, head.next
while fast and fast.next:
slow, fast = slow.next, fast.next.next
pre, cur = None, slow.next
while cur:
t = cur.next
cur.next = pre
pre, cur = cur, t
while pre:
if pre.val != head.val:
return False
pre, head = pre.next, head.next
return True
Java
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* public class ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode next;
* ListNode() {}
* ListNode(int val) { this.val = val; }
* ListNode(int val, ListNode next) { this.val = val; this.next = next; }
* }
*/
class Solution {
public boolean isPalindrome(ListNode head) {
ListNode slow = head;
ListNode fast = head.next;
while (fast != null && fast.next != null) {
slow = slow.next;
fast = fast.next.next;
}
ListNode cur = slow.next;
slow.next = null;
ListNode pre = null;
while (cur != null) {
ListNode t = cur.next;
cur.next = pre;
pre = cur;
cur = t;
}
while (pre != null) {
if (pre.val != head.val) {
return false;
}
pre = pre.next;
head = head.next;
}
return true;
}
}
C++
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* struct ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode *next;
* ListNode() : val(0), next(nullptr) {}
* ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(nullptr) {}
* ListNode(int x, ListNode *next) : val(x), next(next) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
bool isPalindrome(ListNode* head) {
ListNode* slow = head;
ListNode* fast = head->next;
while (fast && fast->next) {
slow = slow->next;
fast = fast->next->next;
}
ListNode* pre = nullptr;
ListNode* cur = slow->next;
while (cur) {
ListNode* t = cur->next;
cur->next = pre;
pre = cur;
cur = t;
}
while (pre) {
if (pre->val != head->val) return false;
pre = pre->next;
head = head->next;
}
return true;
}
};
Go
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* type ListNode struct {
* Val int
* Next *ListNode
* }
*/
func isPalindrome(head *ListNode) bool {
slow, fast := head, head.Next
for fast != nil && fast.Next != nil {
slow, fast = slow.Next, fast.Next.Next
}
var pre *ListNode
cur := slow.Next
for cur != nil {
t := cur.Next
cur.Next = pre
pre = cur
cur = t
}
for pre != nil {
if pre.Val != head.Val {
return false
}
pre, head = pre.Next, head.Next
}
return true
}
TypeScript
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* class ListNode {
* val: number
* next: ListNode | null
* constructor(val?: number, next?: ListNode | null) {
* this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
* this.next = (next===undefined ? null : next)
* }
* }
*/
function isPalindrome(head: ListNode | null): boolean {
let slow: ListNode = head,
fast: ListNode = head.next;
while (fast != null && fast.next != null) {
slow = slow.next;
fast = fast.next.next;
}
let cur: ListNode = slow.next;
slow.next = null;
let prev: ListNode = null;
while (cur != null) {
let t: ListNode = cur.next;
cur.next = prev;
prev = cur;
cur = t;
}
while (prev != null) {
if (prev.val != head.val) return false;
prev = prev.next;
head = head.next;
}
return true;
}
JavaScript
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* function ListNode(val, next) {
* this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
* this.next = (next===undefined ? null : next)
* }
*/
/**
* @param {ListNode} head
* @return {boolean}
*/
var isPalindrome = function (head) {
let slow = head;
let fast = head.next;
while (fast && fast.next) {
slow = slow.next;
fast = fast.next.next;
}
let cur = slow.next;
slow.next = null;
let pre = null;
while (cur) {
let t = cur.next;
cur.next = pre;
pre = cur;
cur = t;
}
while (pre) {
if (pre.val !== head.val) {
return false;
}
pre = pre.next;
head = head.next;
}
return true;
};
C#
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* public class ListNode {
* public int val;
* public ListNode next;
* public ListNode(int val=0, ListNode next=null) {
* this.val = val;
* this.next = next;
* }
* }
*/
public class Solution {
public bool IsPalindrome(ListNode head) {
ListNode slow = head;
ListNode fast = head.next;
while (fast != null && fast.next != null) {
slow = slow.next;
fast = fast.next.next;
}
ListNode cur = slow.next;
slow.next = null;
ListNode pre = null;
while (cur != null) {
ListNode t = cur.next;
cur.next = pre;
pre = cur;
cur = t;
}
while (pre != null) {
if (pre.val != head.val) {
return false;
}
pre = pre.next;
head = head.next;
}
return true;
}
}