Amazon Interview Question for SDE-2s


Country: United States
Interview Type: In-Person




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void updateList(Node node) {
	slow_ptr = head; fast_ptr = head;
	Node prev_of_slow_ptr = head;
        Node midnode = null;
        Node midnode2 = null;
        Node midnext = null;
        if(head != null && head.next != null) {
        		while(fast_ptr != null && fast_ptr.next != null) {
        			fast_ptr = fast_ptr.next.next;
        			prev_of_slow_ptr = slow_ptr;
        			slow_ptr = slow_ptr.next;
        		}
        		if(fast_ptr != null) {
        			midnode = slow_ptr;
        			slow_ptr = slow_ptr.next;
        		}
        		second_half = slow_ptr;
        		first_half = head;
        		prev_of_slow_ptr.next = null;
        		reverse();
        		
        		if(midnode != null) {
        			midnode.data += midnode.data;
	        		midnode2 = midnode;
	        		midnode2 = midnode2.next;
	        		while(midnode2 != null) {
	        			midnode2.data = midnode2.data + first_half.data;
	        			first_half = first_half.next;
	        			midnode2 = midnode2.next;
	        		}
        		} else {
        			midnext = second_half;
        			while(midnext != null) {
        				midnext.data = midnext.data + first_half.data;
        				first_half = first_half.next;
        				midnext = midnext.next;
        			}
        		}
        		
        		first_half = head;
       		reverse();
        		
        		if(midnode != null) {
        			prev_of_slow_ptr.next = midnode;
        		} else 
        			prev_of_slow_ptr.next = second_half;
        	}
}
	
void reverse() {
		Node prev = null, curr = null, next = first_half;
		if(first_half == null) return;
		while(next != null) {
			//System.out.println("Next is ::: " + next.data);
			curr = next;
			next = curr.next;
			curr.next = prev;
			prev = curr;
		}
		first_half = prev;
		head = first_half;
}

- shweta.agarwal21 August 30, 2017 | Flag Reply
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public static Node updateLinkedList(Node head) {
         if (head == null) {
             return null;
         }
         Node slow = head;
         Node fast = head;
         Stack<Node> stack = new Stack<Node>();

         while (fast != null){
             stack.push(slow);
             fast = fast.next;
             if (fast != null) {
                 slow = slow.next;
                 fast = fast.next;
             }
         }

         while(!stack.isEmpty()) {
             Node temp = stack.pop();
             slow.value =  temp.value + slow.value;
             slow = slow.next;
         }

         return head;
     }

- Anonymous September 06, 2017 | Flag Reply
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public static Node updateLinkedList(Node head) {
         if (head == null) {
             return null;
         }
         Node slow = head;
         Node fast = head;
         Stack<Node> stack = new Stack<Node>();

         while (fast != null){
             stack.push(slow);
             fast = fast.next;
             if (fast != null) {
                 slow = slow.next;
                 fast = fast.next;
             }
         }

         while(!stack.isEmpty()) {
             Node temp = stack.pop();
             slow.value =  temp.value + slow.value;
             slow = slow.next;
         }

         return head;
     }

- Trutgeek September 06, 2017 | Flag Reply
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public ListNode secondHalf(ListNode root){
		if(root == null) return null;
		
		ListNode fast = root;
		ListNode slow = root;
		Stack<Integer> stack = new Stack<Integer>();
		
		while(fast!=null && fast.next!= null){
			stack.push(slow.val);
			slow = slow.next;
			fast = fast.next.next;
		}
		
		if(fast != null)
			stack.push(slow.val);
		
		while(slow!=null && !stack.isEmpty()){
			slow.val += stack.pop();
			slow= slow.next;
		}
		
		return root;
	}

- Anonymous September 19, 2017 | Flag Reply
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public ListNode secondHalf(ListNode root){
		if(root == null) return null;
		
		ListNode fast = root;
		ListNode slow = root;
		Stack<Integer> stack = new Stack<Integer>();
		
		while(fast!=null && fast.next!= null){
			stack.push(slow.val);
			slow = slow.next;
			fast = fast.next.next;
		}
		
		if(fast != null)
			stack.push(slow.val);
		
		while(slow!=null && !stack.isEmpty()){
			slow.val += stack.pop();
			slow= slow.next;
		}
		
		return root;
	}

- Coder September 19, 2017 | Flag Reply
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void Update(Node *head)
{
	int size = 0;
	for (Node *n = head; n != NULL; n = n->next_) {
		++size;
	}
	int half = size / 2;
	
	stack<int> st;
	int i = 0;
	for (Node *n = head; n != NULL; n = n->next_, ++i) {
		if (size % 2 == 1 ? i <= half : i < half) {
			st.push(n->val_);
		}
		if (i >= half) {
			n->val_ += st.top();
			st.pop();
		}
	}
}

- Alex November 19, 2017 | Flag Reply
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/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */

import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;

/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class Ideone
{
	static class LList {
		LList(int data) {
			this.data = data;
		}

		LList(int data, LList down, LList next) {
			this.data = data;
			this.down = down;
			this.next = next;
		}

		LList() {
			this.data = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
		}

		@Override
		public String toString() {
			return " " + this.data + " ";
		}

		int data;
		LList next;
		LList prev;
		LList rand;
		LList down;
	}

	public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
		LList head = new LList(1);
		head.next = new LList(2);
		head.next.next = new LList(3);
		//head.next.next.next = new LList(4);
		updateLinkedList(head);
	}

	public static LList updateLinkedList(LList head) {
		LList temp = head;
		LList prev = null;
		LList slow = head;
		LList fast = head;
		Stack<LList> stack = new Stack<LList>();
		int len = 0;
		while (temp != null) {
			temp = temp.next;
			len++;
		}
		while (slow != null && fast != null) {
			prev = slow;
			stack.push(slow);
			slow = slow.next;
			fast = fast.next;
			if (fast != null)
				fast = fast.next;
		}
		if (len % 2 == 0)
			prev = prev.next;
		while (!stack.isEmpty()) {
			prev.data = stack.pop().data + prev.data;
			prev = prev.next;
		}
		return head;
	}
}

- koustav.adorable August 30, 2017 | Flag Reply


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