remove nth node from end of list


Given a linked list, remove the nth node from the end of list and return its head.

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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.

Note:
Given n will always be valid.
Try to do this in one pass.


Solution

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* Definition for singly-linked list.
* public class ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode next;
* ListNode(int x) { val = x; }
* }
*/
public class {
public ListNode removeNthFromEnd(ListNode head, int n) {
ListNode first = head, second = head, pre = null;
while((--n)>0&&first.next!=null){
first = first.next;
}
while(first.next!=null) {
first = first.next;
pre = second;
second = second.next;
}
if(second.next==null&&pre==null) {
head = null;
} else if(second.next==null) {
pre.next = null;
} else if(pre == null) {
head = head.next;
} else {
pre.next = second.next;
}
return head;
}
}