Question d'Entrevue: Fusionnez deux listes simplement liées triées sans créer de nouveaux noeuds
Ceci est une question de programmation posée lors d'un test écrit pour une interview. "Vous avez deux listes déjà liées qui sont déjà triées, vous devez les fusionner et renvoyer en tête de la nouvelle liste sans créer de nouveaux nœuds. La liste renvoyée doit également être triée"
La signature de la méthode est la suivante: Node MergeLists (Node list1, Node list2)];
La classe de nœud est ci-dessous:
class Node{
int data;
Node next;
}
J'ai essayé beaucoup de solutions mais sans créer de nœud supplémentaire. S'il vous plaît aider.
Voici l'entrée de blog d'accompagnement http://techieme.in/merging-two-sorted-singly-linked-linked-list/
Node MergeLists(Node list1, Node list2) {
if (list1 == null) return list2;
if (list2 == null) return list1;
if (list1.data < list2.data) {
list1.next = MergeLists(list1.next, list2);
return list1;
} else {
list2.next = MergeLists(list2.next, list1);
return list2;
}
}
La récursivité ne devrait pas être nécessaire pour éviter d'allouer un nouveau nœud:
Node MergeLists(Node list1, Node list2) {
if (list1 == null) return list2;
if (list2 == null) return list1;
Node head;
if (list1.data < list2.data) {
head = list1;
} else {
head = list2;
list2 = list1;
list1 = head;
}
while(list1.next != null) {
if (list1.next.data > list2.data) {
Node tmp = list1.next;
list1.next = list2;
list2 = tmp;
}
list1 = list1.next;
}
list1.next = list2;
return head;
}
Node MergeLists(Node node1, Node node2)
{
if(node1 == null)
return node2;
else (node2 == null)
return node1;
Node head;
if(node1.data < node2.data)
{
head = node1;
node1 = node1.next;
else
{
head = node2;
node2 = node2.next;
}
Node current = head;
while((node1 != null) ||( node2 != null))
{
if (node1 == null) {
current.next = node2;
return head;
}
else if (node2 == null) {
current.next = node1;
return head;
}
if (node1.data < node2.data)
{
current.next = node1;
current = current.next;
node1 = node1.next;
}
else
{
current.next = node2;
current = current.next;
node2 = node2.next;
}
}
current.next = NULL // needed to complete the tail of the merged list
return head;
}
Voici l'algorithme permettant de fusionner deux listes chaînées triées A et B:
while A not empty or B not empty:
if first element of A < first element of B:
remove first element from A
insert element into C
end if
else:
remove first element from B
insert element into C
end while
Ici, C sera la liste de sortie.
Regardez ma, pas de récursion!
struct llist * llist_merge(struct llist *one, struct llist *two, int (*cmp)(struct llist *l, struct llist *r) )
{
struct llist *result, **tail;
for (result=NULL, tail = &result; one && two; tail = &(*tail)->next ) {
if (cmp(one,two) <=0) { *tail = one; one=one->next; }
else { *tail = two; two=two->next; }
}
*tail = one ? one: two;
return result;
}
L'itération peut être faite comme ci-dessous. Complexité = O (n)
public static LLNode mergeSortedListIteration(LLNode nodeA, LLNode nodeB) {
LLNode mergedNode ;
LLNode tempNode ;
if (nodeA == null) {
return nodeB;
}
if (nodeB == null) {
return nodeA;
}
if ( nodeA.getData() < nodeB.getData())
{
mergedNode = nodeA;
nodeA = nodeA.getNext();
}
else
{
mergedNode = nodeB;
nodeB = nodeB.getNext();
}
tempNode = mergedNode;
while (nodeA != null && nodeB != null)
{
if ( nodeA.getData() < nodeB.getData())
{
mergedNode.setNext(nodeA);
nodeA = nodeA.getNext();
}
else
{
mergedNode.setNext(nodeB);
nodeB = nodeB.getNext();
}
mergedNode = mergedNode.getNext();
}
if (nodeA != null)
{
mergedNode.setNext(nodeA);
}
if (nodeB != null)
{
mergedNode.setNext(nodeB);
}
return tempNode;
}
Node mergeList(Node h1, Node h2) {
if (h1 == null) return h2;
if (h2 == null) return h1;
Node head;
if (h1.data < h2.data) {
head = h1;
} else {
head = h2;
h2 = h1;
h1 = head;
}
while (h1.next != null && h2 != null) {
if (h1.next.data < h2.data) {
h1 = h1.next;
} else {
Node afterh2 = h2.next;
Node afterh1 = h1.next;
h1.next = h2;
h2.next = afterh1;
if (h2.next != null) {
h2 = afterh2;
}
}
}
return head;
}
Je montre ci-dessous une solution itérative. Une solution récursive serait plus compacte, mais comme nous ne connaissons pas la longueur des listes, la récursion risque de déborder de la pile.
L'idée de base est similaire à l'étape de fusion dans le tri par fusion; on garde un pointeur correspondant à chaque liste d'entrées; à chaque itération, on avance le pointeur correspondant au plus petit élément. Cependant, il y a une différence cruciale où la plupart des gens sont déclenchés. Dans le tri par fusion, comme nous utilisons un tableau de résultats, la position suivante à insérer est toujours l'index du tableau de résultats. Pour une liste chaînée, nous devons garder un pointeur sur le dernier élément de la liste triée. Le pointeur peut passer d’une liste d’entrée à une autre en fonction de l’élément le plus petit pour l’itération en cours.
Avec cela, le code suivant devrait être explicite.
public ListNode mergeTwoLists(ListNode l1, ListNode l2) {
if (l1 == null) {
return l2;
}
if (l2 == null) {
return l1;
}
ListNode first = l1;
ListNode second = l2;
ListNode head = null;
ListNode last = null;
while (first != null && second != null) {
if (first.val < second.val) {
if (last != null) {
last.next = first;
}
last = first;
first = first.next;
} else {
if (last != null) {
last.next = second;
}
last = second;
second = second.next;
}
if (head == null) {
head = last;
}
}
if (first == null) {
last.next = second;
}
if (second == null) {
last.next = first;
}
return head;
}
Une solution itérative simple.
Node* MergeLists(Node* A, Node* B)
{
//handling the corner cases
//if both lists are empty
if(!A && !B)
{
cout << "List is empty" << endl;
return 0;
}
//either of list is empty
else if(!A) return B;
else if(!B) return A;
else
{
Node* head = NULL;//this will be the head of the newList
Node* previous = NULL;//this will act as the
/* In this algorithm we will keep the
previous pointer that will point to the last node of the output list.
And, as given we have A & B as pointer to the given lists.
The algorithm will keep on going untill either one of the list become empty.
Inside of the while loop, it will divide the algorithm in two parts:
- First, if the head of the output list is not obtained yet
- Second, if head is already there then we will just compare the values and keep appending to the 'previous' pointer.
When one of the list become empty we will append the other 'left over' list to the output list.
*/
while(A && B)
{
if(!head)
{
if(A->data <= B->data)
{
head = A;//setting head of the output list to A
previous = A; //initializing previous
A = A->next;
}
else
{
head = B;//setting head of the output list to B
previous = B;//initializing previous
B = B->next;
}
}
else//when head is already set
{
if(A->data <= B->data)
{
if(previous->next != A)
previous->next = A;
A = A->next;//Moved A forward but keeping B at the same position
}
else
{
if(previous->next != B)
previous->next = B;
B = B->next; //Moved B forward but keeping A at the same position
}
previous = previous->next;//Moving the Output list pointer forward
}
}
//at the end either one of the list would finish
//and we have to append the other list to the output list
if(!A)
previous->next = B;
if(!B)
previous->next = A;
return head; //returning the head of the output list
}
}
Je voudrais partager comment je pensais que la solution ... J'ai vu la solution qui implique une récursion et ils sont assez étonnants, est le résultat d'une pensée bien fonctionnelle et modulaire. J'apprécie vraiment le partage.
Je voudrais ajouter que la récursivité ne fonctionnera pas pour les gros lits, les appels de pile vont déborder; J'ai donc décidé d'essayer l'approche itérative ... et c'est ce que je reçois.
Le code est assez explicite, j'ai ajouté quelques commentaires en ligne pour essayer de l'assurer.
Si vous ne l'obtenez pas, s'il vous plaît informez-moi et j'améliorerai la lisibilité (peut-être que j'ai une interprétation trompeuse de mon propre code).
import Java.util.Random;
public class Solution {
public static class Node<T extends Comparable<? super T>> implements Comparable<Node<T>> {
T data;
Node next;
@Override
public int compareTo(Node<T> otherNode) {
return data.compareTo(otherNode.data);
}
@Override
public String toString() {
return ((data != null) ? data.toString() + ((next != null) ? "," + next.toString() : "") : "null");
}
}
public static Node merge(Node firstLeft, Node firstRight) {
combine(firstLeft, firstRight);
return Comparision.perform(firstLeft, firstRight).min;
}
private static void combine(Node leftNode, Node rightNode) {
while (leftNode != null && rightNode != null) {
// get comparision data about "current pair of nodes being analized".
Comparision comparision = Comparision.perform(leftNode, rightNode);
// stores references to the next nodes
Node nextLeft = leftNode.next;
Node nextRight = rightNode.next;
// set the "next node" of the "minor node" between the "current pair of nodes being analized"...
// ...to be equals the minor node between the "major node" and "the next one of the minor node" of the former comparision.
comparision.min.next = Comparision.perform(comparision.max, comparision.min.next).min;
if (comparision.min == leftNode) {
leftNode = nextLeft;
} else {
rightNode = nextRight;
}
}
}
/** Stores references to two nodes viewed as one minimum and one maximum. The static factory method populates properly the instance being build */
private static class Comparision {
private final Node min;
private final Node max;
private Comparision(Node min, Node max) {
this.min = min;
this.max = max;
}
private static Comparision perform(Node a, Node b) {
Node min, max;
if (a != null && b != null) {
int comparision = a.compareTo(b);
if (comparision <= 0) {
min = a;
max = b;
} else {
min = b;
max = a;
}
} else {
max = null;
min = (a != null) ? a : b;
}
return new Comparision(min, max);
}
}
// Test example....
public static void main(String args[]) {
Node firstLeft = buildList(20);
Node firstRight = buildList(40);
Node firstBoth = merge(firstLeft, firstRight);
System.out.println(firstBoth);
}
// someone need to write something like this i guess...
public static Node buildList(int size) {
Random r = new Random();
Node<Integer> first = new Node<>();
first.data = 0;
first.next = null;
Node<Integer> current = first;
Integer last = first.data;
for (int i = 1; i < size; i++) {
Node<Integer> node = new Node<>();
node.data = last + r.nextInt(5);
last = node.data;
node.next = null;
current.next = node;
current = node;
}
return first;
}
}
Cela pourrait être fait sans créer le nœud supplémentaire, avec juste une autre référence Node) passant aux paramètres (temp. Node).
private static Node mergeTwoLists(Node nodeList1, Node nodeList2, Node temp) {
if(nodeList1 == null) return nodeList2;
if(nodeList2 == null) return nodeList1;
if(nodeList1.data <= nodeList2.data){
temp = nodeList1;
temp.next = mergeTwoLists(nodeList1.next, nodeList2, temp);
}
else{
temp = nodeList2;
temp.next = mergeTwoLists(nodeList1, nodeList2.next, temp);
}
return temp;
}
Au début, j'ai créé un seul noeud factice pour éviter de nombreuses conditions "si".
public ListNode mergeTwoLists(ListNode l1, ListNode l2) {
ListNode list1Cursor = l1;
ListNode list2Cursor = l2;
ListNode currentNode = new ListNode(-1); // Dummy node
ListNode head = currentNode;
while (list1Cursor != null && list2Cursor != null)
{
if (list1Cursor.val < list2Cursor.val) {
currentNode.next = list1Cursor;
list1Cursor = list1Cursor.next;
currentNode = currentNode.next;
} else {
currentNode.next = list2Cursor;
list2Cursor = list2Cursor.next;
currentNode = currentNode.next;
}
}
// Complete the rest
while (list1Cursor != null) {
currentNode.next = list1Cursor;
currentNode = currentNode.next;
list1Cursor = list1Cursor.next;
}
while (list2Cursor != null) {
currentNode.next = list2Cursor;
currentNode = currentNode.next;
list2Cursor = list2Cursor.next;
}
return head.next;
}
Voici un exemple de travail complet qui utilise la liste liée implémentée Java.util. Vous pouvez simplement copier coller le code ci-dessous dans une méthode main ().
LinkedList<Integer> dList1 = new LinkedList<Integer>();
LinkedList<Integer> dList2 = new LinkedList<Integer>();
LinkedList<Integer> dListMerged = new LinkedList<Integer>();
dList1.addLast(1);
dList1.addLast(8);
dList1.addLast(12);
dList1.addLast(15);
dList1.addLast(85);
dList2.addLast(2);
dList2.addLast(3);
dList2.addLast(12);
dList2.addLast(24);
dList2.addLast(85);
dList2.addLast(185);
int i = 0;
int y = 0;
int dList1Size = dList1.size();
int dList2Size = dList2.size();
int list1Item = dList1.get(i);
int list2Item = dList2.get(y);
while (i < dList1Size || y < dList2Size) {
if (i < dList1Size) {
if (list1Item <= list2Item || y >= dList2Size) {
dListMerged.addLast(list1Item);
i++;
if (i < dList1Size) {
list1Item = dList1.get(i);
}
}
}
if (y < dList2Size) {
if (list2Item <= list1Item || i >= dList1Size) {
dListMerged.addLast(list2Item);
y++;
if (y < dList2Size) {
list2Item = dList2.get(y);
}
}
}
}
for(int x:dListMerged)
{
System.out.println(x);
}
Node * merge_sort(Node *a, Node *b){
Node *result = NULL;
if(a == NULL)
return b;
else if(b == NULL)
return a;
/* For the first node, we would set the result to either a or b */
if(a->data <= b->data){
result = a;
/* Result's next will point to smaller one in lists
starting at a->next and b */
result->next = merge_sort(a->next,b);
}
else {
result = b;
/*Result's next will point to smaller one in lists
starting at a and b->next */
result->next = merge_sort(a,b->next);
}
return result;
}
S'il vous plaît se référer à mon blog pour http://www.algorithmsandme.com/2013/10/linked-list-merge-two-sorted-linked.html
Ma réponse à la question est la suivante:
Pseudocode:
Compare the two heads A and B.
If A <= B, then add A and move the head of A to the next node.
Similarly, if B < A, then add B and move the head of B to the next node B.
If both A and B are NULL then stop and return.
If either of them is NULL, then traverse the non null head till it becomes NULL.
Code:
public Node mergeLists(Node headA, Node headB) {
Node merge = null;
// If we have reached the end, then stop.
while (headA != null || headB != null) {
// if B is null then keep appending A, else check if value of A is lesser or equal than B
if (headB == null || (headA != null && headA.data <= headB.data)) {
// Add the new node, handle addition separately in a new method.
merge = add(merge, headA.data);
// Since A is <= B, Move head of A to next node
headA = headA.next;
// if A is null then keep appending B, else check if value of B is lesser than A
} else if (headA == null || (headB != null && headB.data < headA.data)) {
// Add the new node, handle addition separately in a new method.
merge = add(merge, headB.data);
// Since B is < A, Move head of B to next node
headB = headB.next;
}
}
return merge;
}
public Node add(Node head, int data) {
Node end = new Node(data);
if (head == null) {
return end;
}
Node curr = head;
while (curr.next != null) {
curr = curr.next;
}
curr.next = end;
return head;
}
public static Node merge(Node h1, Node h2) {
Node h3 = new Node(0);
Node current = h3;
boolean isH1Left = false;
boolean isH2Left = false;
while (h1 != null || h2 != null) {
if (h1.data <= h2.data) {
current.next = h1;
h1 = h1.next;
} else {
current.next = h2;
h2 = h2.next;
}
current = current.next;
if (h2 == null && h1 != null) {
isH1Left = true;
break;
}
if (h1 == null && h2 != null) {
isH2Left = true;
break;
}
}
if (isH1Left) {
while (h1 != null) {
current.next = h1;
current = current.next;
h1 = h1.next;
}
}
if (isH2Left) {
while (h2 != null) {
current.next = h2;
current = current.next;
h2 = h2.next;
}
}
h3 = h3.next;
return h3;
}
// Common code for insert at the end
private void insertEnd(int data) {
Node newNode = new Node(data);
if (head == null) {
newNode.next = head;
head = tail = newNode;
return;
}
Node tempNode = tail;
tempNode.next = newNode;
tail = newNode;
}
private void mergerTwoSortedListInAscOrder(Node tempNode1, Node tempNode2) {
if (tempNode1 == null && tempNode2 == null)
return;
if (tempNode1 == null) {
head3 = tempNode2;
return;
}
if (tempNode2 == null) {
head3 = tempNode1;
return;
}
while (tempNode1 != null && tempNode2 != null) {
if (tempNode1.mData < tempNode2.mData) {
insertEndForHead3(tempNode1.mData);
tempNode1 = tempNode1.next;
} else if (tempNode1.mData > tempNode2.mData) {
insertEndForHead3(tempNode2.mData);
tempNode2 = tempNode2.next;
} else {
insertEndForHead3(tempNode1.mData);
insertEndForHead3(tempNode2.mData);
tempNode1 = tempNode1.next;
tempNode2 = tempNode2.next;
}
}
if (tempNode1 != null) {
while (tempNode1 != null) {
insertEndForHead3(tempNode1.mData);
tempNode1 = tempNode1.next;
}
}
if (tempNode2 != null) {
while (tempNode2 != null) {
insertEndForHead3(tempNode2.mData);
tempNode2 = tempNode2.next;
}
}
}
:) GlbMP
Manière récursive (variante de Stefan answer)
MergeList(Node nodeA, Node nodeB ){
if(nodeA==null){return nodeB};
if(nodeB==null){return nodeA};
if(nodeB.data<nodeA.data){
Node returnNode = MergeNode(nodeA,nodeB.next);
nodeB.next = returnNode;
retturn nodeB;
}else{
Node returnNode = MergeNode(nodeA.next,nodeB);
nodeA.next=returnNode;
return nodeA;
}
Considérez ci-dessous la liste chaînée pour visualiser ceci
2>4 liste A 1>3 liste B
Presque même réponse (non récursive) que Stefan mais avec un peu plus de commentaires/nom de variable significatif. Liste également liée double dans les commentaires si quelqu'un est intéressé
Considérons l'exemple
5->10->15>21 // List1
2->3->6->20 //List2
Node MergeLists(List list1, List list2) {
if (list1 == null) return list2;
if (list2 == null) return list1;
if(list1.head.data>list2.head.data){
listB =list2; // loop over this list as its head is smaller
listA =list1;
} else {
listA =list2; // loop over this list
listB =list1;
}
listB.currentNode=listB.head;
listA.currentNode=listA.head;
while(listB.currentNode!=null){
if(listB.currentNode.data<listA.currentNode.data){
Node insertFromNode = listB.currentNode.prev;
Node startingNode = listA.currentNode;
Node temp = inserFromNode.next;
inserFromNode.next = startingNode;
startingNode.next=temp;
startingNode.next.prev= startingNode; // for doubly linked list
startingNode.prev=inserFromNode; // for doubly linked list
listB.currentNode= listB.currentNode.next;
listA.currentNode= listA.currentNode.next;
}
else
{
listB.currentNode= listB.currentNode.next;
}
}
Node MergeLists(Node list1, Node list2) {
//if list is null return other list
if(list1 == null)
{
return list2;
}
else if(list2 == null)
{
return list1;
}
else
{
Node head;
//Take head pointer to the node which has smaller first data node
if(list1.data < list2.data)
{
head = list1;
list1 = list1.next;
}
else
{
head = list2;
list2 = list2.next;
}
Node current = head;
//loop till both list are not pointing to null
while(list1 != null || list2 != null)
{
//if list1 is null, point rest of list2 by current pointer
if(list1 == null){
current.next = list2;
return head;
}
//if list2 is null, point rest of list1 by current pointer
else if(list2 == null){
current.next = list1;
return head;
}
//compare if list1 node data is smaller than list2 node data, list1 node will be
//pointed by current pointer
else if(list1.data < list2.data)
{
current.next = list1;
current = current.next;
list1 = list1.next;
}
else
{
current.next = list2;
current = current.next;
list2 = list2.next;
}
}
return head;
}
}
LLNode *mergeSorted(LLNode *h1, LLNode *h2)
{
LLNode *h3=NULL;
LLNode *h3l;
if(h1==NULL && h2==NULL)
return NULL;
if(h1==NULL)
return h2;
if(h2==NULL)
return h1;
if(h1->data<h2->data)
{
h3=h1;
h1=h1->next;
}
else
{
h3=h2;
h2=h2->next;
}
LLNode *oh=h3;
while(h1!=NULL && h2!=NULL)
{
if(h1->data<h2->data)
{
h3->next=h1;
h3=h3->next;
h1=h1->next;
}
else
{
h3->next=h2;
h3=h3->next;
h2=h2->next;
}
}
if(h1==NULL)
h3->next=h2;
if(h2==NULL)
h3->next=h1;
return oh;
}
Tout d’abord, comprenez la moyenne de "sans créer de nouveaux noeuds supplémentaires", Si je comprends bien, cela ne signifie pas que je ne peux pas avoir un ou plusieurs pointeurs qui pointent vers un ou plusieurs noeuds existants.
Vous ne pouvez pas y parvenir sans parler des pointeurs aux nœuds existants, même si vous utilisez la récursivité pour obtenir le même résultat, le système créera des pointeurs pour vous en tant que piles d'appels. C'est comme dire au système d'ajouter des pointeurs que vous avez évités dans votre code.
Fonction simple pour atteindre le même avec prendre des pointeurs supplémentaires:
typedef struct _LLNode{
int value;
struct _LLNode* next;
}LLNode;
LLNode* CombineSortedLists(LLNode* a,LLNode* b){
if(NULL == a){
return b;
}
if(NULL == b){
return a;
}
LLNode* root = NULL;
if(a->value < b->value){
root = a;
a = a->next;
}
else{
root = b;
b = b->next;
}
LLNode* curr = root;
while(1){
if(a->value < b->value){
curr->next = a;
curr = a;
a=a->next;
if(NULL == a){
curr->next = b;
break;
}
}
else{
curr->next = b;
curr = b;
b=b->next;
if(NULL == b){
curr->next = a;
break;
}
}
}
return root;
}
/* Simple/Elegant Iterative approach in Java*/
private static LinkedList mergeLists(LinkedList list1, LinkedList list2) {
Node head1 = list1.start;
Node head2 = list2.start;
if (list1.size == 0)
return list2;
if (list2.size == 0)
return list1;
LinkedList mergeList = new LinkedList();
while (head1 != null && head2 != null) {
if (head1.getData() < head2.getData()) {
int data = head1.getData();
mergeList.insert(data);
head1 = head1.getNext();
} else {
int data = head2.getData();
mergeList.insert(data);
head2 = head2.getNext();
}
}
while (head1 != null) {
int data = head1.getData();
mergeList.insert(data);
head1 = head1.getNext();
}
while (head2 != null) {
int data = head2.getData();
mergeList.insert(data);
head2 = head2.getNext();
}
return mergeList;
}
/* Build-In singly LinkedList class in Java*/
class LinkedList {
Node start;
int size = 0;
void insert(int data) {
if (start == null)
start = new Node(data);
else {
Node temp = start;
while (temp.getNext() != null) {
temp = temp.getNext();
}
temp.setNext(new Node(data));
}
size++;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
String str = "";
Node temp=start;
while (temp != null) {
str += temp.getData() + "-->";
temp = temp.getNext();
}
return str;
}
}