Reorder List

Given a singly linked list L: L0→L1→…→Ln-1→Ln,
reorder it to: L0→Ln→L1→Ln-1→L2→Ln-2→…

You must do this in-place without altering the nodes’ values.

For example,
Given {1,2,3,4}, reorder it to {1,4,2,3}.

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Solution:

First, we can find the middle point of the list.
Then reverse the list behind the middle point.
Finally merge them together.

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/*************************************************************************
> File Name: ReorderList.java
> Author: Yao Zhang
> Mail: psyyz10@163.com
> Created Time: Fri 20 Nov 13:21:59 2015
************************************************************************/


public class ReorderList{
public void reorderList(ListNode head) {
if (head == null)
return;

ListNode mid = findMiddle(head);
ListNode tail = reverse(mid.next);
mid.next = null;

merge(head, tail);
}

public void merge(ListNode node1, ListNode node2){
ListNode dummy = new ListNode(-1);
while (node1 != null && node2 != null){
dummy.next = node1;
node1 = node1.next;
dummy.next.next = node2;
node2 = node2.next;
dummy = dummy.next.next;
}

if (node1 != null)
dummy.next = node1;
else if (node2 != null)
dummy.next = node2;
}

public ListNode reverse(ListNode head){
ListNode prev = null;

while (head != null){
ListNode temp = head.next;
head.next = prev;
prev = head;
head = temp;
}

return prev;
}

public ListNode findMiddle(ListNode head){
ListNode fast = head;
ListNode slow = head;

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

return slow;
}
}