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##Nth to Last Node in List

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Find the nth to last element of a singly linked list.

The minimum number of nodes in list is n.

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Example
Given a List  3->2->1->5->null and n = 2, return node  whose value is 1.

####Tags Expand

  • Cracking The Coding Interview
  • Linked List

####思路

  • dummy listnode
/**
 * Definition for ListNode.
 * public class ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     ListNode next;
 *     ListNode(int val) {
 *         this.val = val;
 *         this.next = null;
 *     }
 * }
 */
public class Solution {
    /**
     * @param head: The first node of linked list.
     * @param n: An integer.
     * @return: Nth to last node of a singly linked list.
     */
    ListNode nthToLast(ListNode head, int n) {
        // write your code here
        if (head == null) {
            return null;
        }
        ListNode fast = new ListNode(0);
        fast.next = head;
        head = fast;
        ListNode slow = head;
        while (fast.next != null && n > 0) {
            n--;
            fast = fast.next;
        }
        while (fast.next != null) {
            fast = fast.next;
            slow = slow.next;
        }
        return slow.next;
    }
}