Linked List Cycle II

Given a linked list, return the node where the cycle begins. If there is no cycle, return null.

Note: Do not modify the linked list.

Follow up: Can you solve it without using extra space?

Solution

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * class ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     ListNode next;
 *     ListNode(int x) {
 *         val = x;
 *         next = null;
 *     }
 * }
 */
public class Solution {
     public ListNode detectCycle(ListNode head) {
        if (head == null) return null;

        ListNode slow = head;
        ListNode fast = head;

        while (fast != null && fast.next != null) {
            fast = fast.next.next;
            slow = slow.next;

            if (fast == slow) {
                break;
            }
        }

        if (fast == null || fast.next == null) {
            return null;
        }


        slow = head;
        while (slow != fast) {
            slow = slow.next;
            fast = fast.next;
        }

        return slow;
    }
}