LeetCode Solutions

160. Intersection of Two Linked Lists

Time: $O(n)$

Space: $O(1)$

			

class Solution {
 public:
  ListNode* getIntersectionNode(ListNode* headA, ListNode* headB) {
    ListNode* a = headA;
    ListNode* b = headB;

    while (a != b) {
      a = a ? a->next : headB;
      b = b ? b->next : headA;
    }

    return a;
  }
};
			

public class Solution {
  public ListNode getIntersectionNode(ListNode headA, ListNode headB) {
    ListNode a = headA;
    ListNode b = headB;

    while (a != b) {
      a = a == null ? headB : a.next;
      b = b == null ? headA : b.next;
    }

    return a;
  }
}
			

class Solution:
  def getIntersectionNode(self, headA: ListNode, headB: ListNode) -> Optional[ListNode]:
    a = headA
    b = headB

    while a != b:
      a = a.next if a else headB
      b = b.next if b else headA

    return a