true
if the list is circular, false
if it is not.const l = new List();
const a = new Node('a');
const b = new Node('b');
const c = new Node('c');
l.head = a;
a.next = b;
b.next = c;
c.next = b;
circular(l) // true
Node
and LinkedList
classes
class Node {
constructor(data, next = null) {
this.data = data;
this.next = next;
}
}
class LinkedList {
constructor(values = []) {
this.head = null;
for (let value of values) {
this.insertLast(value);
}
}
getFirst() {
return this.head;
}
getLast() {
if (!this.head) {
return null;
}
let node = this.head;
while (node) {
if (!node.next) {
return node;
}
node = node.next;
}
}
getAt(index) {
let counter = 0;
let node = this.head;
while (node) {
if (counter === index) {
return node;
}
node = node.next;
counter++;
}
return null;
}
size() {
let counter = 0;
let node = this.head;
while (node) {
node = node.next;
counter++
}
return counter;
}
removeFirst() {
if (!this.head) {
return;
}
this.head = this.head.next;
}
removeLast() {
if (!this.head) {
return;
}
if (!this.head.next) {
this.head = null;
return;
}
let previous = this.head;
let node = this.head.next;
while (node.next) {
previous = node;
node = node.next;
}
previous.next = null;
}
removeAt(index) {
if (!this.head) {
return;
}
if (index === 0) {
this.head = this.head.next;
return;
}
const previous = this.getAt(index - 1);
if (!previous || !previous.next) {
return;
}
previous.next = previous.next.next;
}
clear() {
this.head = null;
}
insertFirst(data) {
this.head = new Node(data, this.head);
}
insertLast(data) {
const last = this.getLast();
if (last) {
last.next = new Node(data);
} else {
this.head = new Node(data);
}
}
insertAt(data, index) {
if (!this.head) {
this.head = new Node(data);
return;
}
if (index === 0) {
this.head = new Node(data, this.head);
return;
}
const previous = this.getAt(index - 1) || this.getLast();
const node = new Node(data, previous.next);
previous.next = node;
}
forEach(fn) {
let counter = 0;
let node = this.head;
while (node) {
fn(node, counter);
node = node.next;
counter++;
}
}
*[Symbol.iterator]() {
let node = this.head;
while (node) {
yield node;
node = node.next;
}
}
}
circular
function
// If the `LinkedList` class doesn't have the `isNullish` method implemented
function isNodeNullish(targetNode) {
return targetNode == null;
}
function circular(list) {
if (list.getFirst()) {
return false;
}
let slow = list.getFirst();
let fast = list.getFirst();
while (!isNodeNullish(fast.next) && !isNodeNullish(fast.next.next)) {
slow = slow.next;
fast = fast.next.next;
if (slow === fast) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}