Friday, February 5, 2016

Remove Duplicates from Sorted List II

Remove Duplicates from Sorted List II

Given a sorted linked list, delete all nodes that have duplicate numbers, leaving only distinct numbers from the original list.

Example
Given 1->2->3->3->4->4->5, return 1->2->5.
Given 1->1->1->2->3, return 2->3.


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/**
 * Definition for ListNode
 * public class ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     ListNode next;
 *     ListNode(int x) {
 *         val = x;
 *         next = null;
 *     }
 * }
 */
public class Solution {
    /**
     * @param ListNode head is the head of the linked list
     * @return: ListNode head of the linked list
     */
    public static ListNode deleteDuplicates(ListNode head) {
        // write your code here
        ListNode dummy = new ListNode(0);
        dummy.next = head;
        head = dummy;
        
        while (head.next != null && head.next.next != null) {
            if (head.next.val == head.next.next.val) {
                int val = head.next.val;
                while (head.next != null && head.next.val == val) {
                    head.next = head.next.next;
                }
            }
            else {
                head = head.next;
            }
        }
        
        return dummy.next;
    }
}
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