Easy Linked List

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2020-06-02

237. Delete Node in a Linked List

Question:

Write a function to delete a node (except the tail) in a singly linked list, given only access to that node.

Given linked list – head = [4,5,1,9], which looks like following:

Example 1:

Input: head = [4,5,1,9], node = 5
Output: [4,1,9]
Explanation: You are given the second node with value 5, the linked list should become 4 -> 1 -> 9 after calling your function.

Example 2:

Input: head = [4,5,1,9], node = 1
Output: [4,5,9]
Explanation: You are given the third node with value 1, the linked list should become 4 -> 5 -> 9 after calling your function.

Note:

• The linked list will have at least two elements.
• All of the nodes’ values will be unique.
• The given node will not be the tail and it will always be a valid node of the linked list.
• Do not return anything from your function.

Solution:

Keep the current node and remove the next one.

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * public class ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     ListNode next;
 *     ListNode(int x) { val = x; }
 * }
 */
class Solution {
    public void deleteNode(ListNode node) {
        if(node != null && node.next != null){
            node.val = node.next.val;
            node.next = node.next.next;
        }
    }
}