206 Reverse Linked List

Given the head of a singly linked list, reverse the list, and return the reversed list.

Example 1:

1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 -> 5
          |
          v
5 -> 4 -> 3 -> 2 -> 1

Input: head = [1,2,3,4,5]
Output: [5,4,3,2,1]

Example 2:

1 -> 2
2 -> 1

Input: head = [1,2]
Output: [2,1]

Example 3:

Input: head = []
Output: []

Constraints:

  • The number of nodes in the list is the range [0, 5000].
  • -5000 <= Node.val <= 5000

Follow up: A linked list can be reversed either iteratively or recursively. Could you implement both?

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# Definition for singly-linked list.
# class ListNode:
#     def __init__(self, val=0, next=None):
#         self.val = val
#         self.next = next

''' Recursive '''
class Solution:
    def reverseList(self, head: Optional[ListNode]) -> Optional[ListNode]:
        if not head or not head.next:
            return head
        next_node = self.reverseList(head.next)
        head.next.next = head
        head.next = None
        return next_node

''' Iterative '''
class Solution:
    def reverseList(self, head: Optional[ListNode]) -> Optional[ListNode]:
        prev = None
        while head:
            new_head = head.next
            head.next = prev
            prev = head
            head = new_head
        return prev
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/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * type ListNode struct {
 *     Val int
 *     Next *ListNode
 * }
 */

 /* Recursive */
func reverseList(head *ListNode) *ListNode {
    if head == nil || head.Next == nil{
        return head
    }
    newHead := reverseList(head.Next)
    head.Next.Next = head
    head.Next = nil
    return newHead
}

/* Iterative */
func reverseList(head *ListNode) *ListNode {
	var prev *ListNode
	nextHead := head
	for head != nil {
		nextHead = head.Next
		head.Next = prev
		prev = head
		head = nextHead
	}
	return prev
}