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algorithm: find the middle of linked-list (#1096)
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* Added Middle of linked-list implementation.

* Added Middle of LL function and tests

* Refactor: Added method in singly LL and its tests

* Refactor: Method name and inline test calls

* Use `!== null` instead of `!= null`

Co-authored-by: Lars Müller <34514239+appgurueu@users.noreply.github.com>
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10kartik and appgurueu authored Sep 10, 2022
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15 changes: 14 additions & 1 deletion Data-Structures/Linked-List/SinglyLinkedList.js
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* a singly linked list.
*/

// Methods - size, head, addLast, addFirst, addAt, removeFirst, removeLast, remove, removeAt, indexOf, isEmpty, elementAt, get, clean
// Methods - size, head, addLast, addFirst, addAt, removeFirst, removeLast, remove, removeAt, indexOf, isEmpty, elementAt, findMiddle, get, clean

class Node {
constructor (data) {
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return removedNode.data
}

// Returns a reference to middle node of linked list
findMiddle () {
// If there are two middle nodes, return the second middle node.
let fast = this.headNode
let slow = this.headNode

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

// make the linkedList Empty
clean () {
this.headNode = null
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23 changes: 23 additions & 0 deletions Data-Structures/Linked-List/test/SinglyLinkedList.test.js
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expect(list.size()).toBe(1)
})

it('Middle node of linked list', () => {
const list = new LinkedList()
list.addFirst(1)

// Middle node for list having single node
expect(list.findMiddle().data).toEqual(1)

list.addLast(2)
list.addLast(3)
list.addLast(4)
list.addLast(5)
list.addLast(6)
list.addLast(7)

// Middle node for list having odd number of nodes
expect(list.findMiddle().data).toEqual(4)

list.addLast(10)

// Middle node for list having even number of nodes
expect(list.findMiddle().data).toEqual(5)
})

it('Check Iterator', () => {
const list = new LinkedList()

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