Hackerrank Get Node Value problem solution

In this HackerRank Get Node Value problem if we have given pointers of the head of a linked list and a specific position, then we need to determine the data value at that position.

Problem solution in Python programming.

#!/bin/python3

import math
import os
import random
import re
import sys

class SinglyLinkedListNode:
    def __init__(self, node_data):
        self.data = node_data
        self.next = None

class SinglyLinkedList:
    def __init__(self):
        self.head = None
        self.tail = None

    def insert_node(self, node_data):
        node = SinglyLinkedListNode(node_data)

        if not self.head:
            self.head = node
        else:
            self.tail.next = node


        self.tail = node

def print_singly_linked_list(node, sep, fptr):
    while node:
        fptr.write(str(node.data))

        node = node.next

        if node:
            fptr.write(sep)


def getNode(head, position):
    if not head:
        return None
    if not head.next:
        return head.data
    lst_len = 0
    ptr = head
    while ptr.next:
        lst_len += 1
        ptr = ptr.next
    while lst_len > position:
        head = head.next
        lst_len -= 1
    return head.data

if __name__ == '__main__':
    fptr = open(os.environ['OUTPUT_PATH'], 'w')

    tests = int(input())

    for tests_itr in range(tests):
        llist_count = int(input())

        llist = SinglyLinkedList()

        for _ in range(llist_count):
            llist_item = int(input())
            llist.insert_node(llist_item)

        position = int(input())

        result = getNode(llist.head, position)

        fptr.write(str(result) + '\n')

    fptr.close()

Problem solution in Java Programming.

import java.io.*;
import java.math.*;
import java.security.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.concurrent.*;
import java.util.regex.*;

public class Solution {

    static class SinglyLinkedListNode {
        public int data;
        public SinglyLinkedListNode next;

        public SinglyLinkedListNode(int nodeData) {
            this.data = nodeData;
            this.next = null;
        }
    }

    static class SinglyLinkedList {
        public SinglyLinkedListNode head;
        public SinglyLinkedListNode tail;

        public SinglyLinkedList() {
            this.head = null;
            this.tail = null;
        }

        public void insertNode(int nodeData) {
            SinglyLinkedListNode node = new SinglyLinkedListNode(nodeData);

            if (this.head == null) {
                this.head = node;
            } else {
                this.tail.next = node;
            }

            this.tail = node;
        }
    }

    public static void printSinglyLinkedList(SinglyLinkedListNode node, String sep, BufferedWriter bufferedWriter) throws IOException {
        while (node != null) {
            bufferedWriter.write(String.valueOf(node.data));

            node = node.next;

            if (node != null) {
                bufferedWriter.write(sep);
            }
        }
    }

    
    static int getNode(SinglyLinkedListNode head, int positionFromTail) {

        SinglyLinkedListNode fast = head;
        SinglyLinkedListNode slow = head;
        
        int pos = 0;
        while (pos < positionFromTail) {
            fast = fast.next;
            pos++;
        }
        while (fast.next!=null) {
            slow = slow.next;
            fast = fast.next;
        }

        return slow.data;

    }

    private static final Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        BufferedWriter bufferedWriter = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(System.getenv("OUTPUT_PATH")));

        int tests = scanner.nextInt();
        scanner.skip("(\r\n|[\n\r\u2028\u2029\u0085])?");

        for (int testsItr = 0; testsItr < tests; testsItr++) {
            SinglyLinkedList llist = new SinglyLinkedList();

            int llistCount = scanner.nextInt();
            scanner.skip("(\r\n|[\n\r\u2028\u2029\u0085])?");

            for (int i = 0; i < llistCount; i++) {
                int llistItem = scanner.nextInt();
                scanner.skip("(\r\n|[\n\r\u2028\u2029\u0085])?");

                llist.insertNode(llistItem);
            }

            int position = scanner.nextInt();
            scanner.skip("(\r\n|[\n\r\u2028\u2029\u0085])?");

            int result = getNode(llist.head, position);

            bufferedWriter.write(String.valueOf(result));
            bufferedWriter.newLine();
        }

        bufferedWriter.close();

        scanner.close();
    }
}

Problem solution in C++ programming.

#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

class SinglyLinkedListNode {
    public:
        int data;
        SinglyLinkedListNode *next;

        SinglyLinkedListNode(int node_data) {
            this->data = node_data;
            this->next = nullptr;
        }
};

class SinglyLinkedList {
    public:
        SinglyLinkedListNode *head;
        SinglyLinkedListNode *tail;

        SinglyLinkedList() {
            this->head = nullptr;
            this->tail = nullptr;
        }

        void insert_node(int node_data) {
            SinglyLinkedListNode* node = new SinglyLinkedListNode(node_data);

            if (!this->head) {
                this->head = node;
            } else {
                this->tail->next = node;
            }

            this->tail = node;
        }
};

void print_singly_linked_list(SinglyLinkedListNode* node, string sep, ofstream& fout) {
    while (node) {
        fout << node->data;

        node = node->next;

        if (node) {
            fout << sep;
        }
    }
}

void free_singly_linked_list(SinglyLinkedListNode* node) {
    while (node) {
        SinglyLinkedListNode* temp = node;
        node = node->next;

        free(temp);
    }
}


int getNode(SinglyLinkedListNode* head, int positionFromTail) {
    int n = 0;
    SinglyLinkedListNode *tmp = head;
    while(tmp) {n++; tmp = tmp->next;}
    fprintf(stderr, "n: %d\n", n);
    int pos = n - positionFromTail-1;
    fprintf(stderr, "Pos: %d\n", pos);
    while(pos--){head = head->next;}
    return head->data;
}


int main()
{
    ofstream fout(getenv("OUTPUT_PATH"));

    int tests;
    cin >> tests;
    cin.ignore(numeric_limits<streamsize>::max(), '\n');

    for (int tests_itr = 0; tests_itr < tests; tests_itr++) {
        SinglyLinkedList* llist = new SinglyLinkedList();

        int llist_count;
        cin >> llist_count;
        cin.ignore(numeric_limits<streamsize>::max(), '\n');

        for (int i = 0; i < llist_count; i++) {
            int llist_item;
            cin >> llist_item;
            cin.ignore(numeric_limits<streamsize>::max(), '\n');

            llist->insert_node(llist_item);
        }

        int position;
        cin >> position;
        cin.ignore(numeric_limits<streamsize>::max(), '\n');

        int result = getNode(llist->head, position);

        fout << result << "\n";
    }

    fout.close();

    return 0;
}

Problem solution in C programming.

#include <assert.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

char* readline();

typedef struct SinglyLinkedListNode SinglyLinkedListNode;
typedef struct SinglyLinkedList SinglyLinkedList;

struct SinglyLinkedListNode {
    int data;
    SinglyLinkedListNode* next;
};

struct SinglyLinkedList {
    SinglyLinkedListNode* head;
    SinglyLinkedListNode* tail;
};

SinglyLinkedListNode* create_singly_linked_list_node(int node_data) {
    SinglyLinkedListNode* node = malloc(sizeof(SinglyLinkedListNode));

    node->data = node_data;
    node->next = NULL;

    return node;
}

void insert_node_into_singly_linked_list(SinglyLinkedList** singly_linked_list, int node_data) {
    SinglyLinkedListNode* node = create_singly_linked_list_node(node_data);

    if (!(*singly_linked_list)->head) {
        (*singly_linked_list)->head = node;
    } else {
        (*singly_linked_list)->tail->next = node;
    }

    (*singly_linked_list)->tail = node;
}

void print_singly_linked_list(SinglyLinkedListNode* node, char* sep, FILE* fptr) {
    while (node) {
        fprintf(fptr, "%d", node->data);

        node = node->next;

        if (node) {
            fprintf(fptr, "%s", sep);
        }
    }
}

void free_singly_linked_list(SinglyLinkedListNode* node) {
    while (node) {
        SinglyLinkedListNode* temp = node;
        node = node->next;

        free(temp);
    }
}


int getNode( SinglyLinkedListNode* head, int positionFromTail )
{
    int total = 0;
    SinglyLinkedListNode* nodePtr = head;
    
    // get the number of the total number of node
    while( nodePtr )
    {
        total++;
        nodePtr = nodePtr->next;
    }
    
    nodePtr = head;
    for( int indx = 0; indx < total-positionFromTail-1; indx++ )
    {
        nodePtr = nodePtr->next;
    }
    return nodePtr->data;
    
}

int main()
{
    FILE* fptr = fopen(getenv("OUTPUT_PATH"), "w");

    char* tests_endptr;
    char* tests_str = readline();
    int tests = strtol(tests_str, &tests_endptr, 10);

    if (tests_endptr == tests_str || *tests_endptr != '\0') { exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }

    for (int tests_itr = 0; tests_itr < tests; tests_itr++) {
        SinglyLinkedList* llist = malloc(sizeof(SinglyLinkedList));
        llist->head = NULL;
        llist->tail = NULL;

        char* llist_count_endptr;
        char* llist_count_str = readline();
        int llist_count = strtol(llist_count_str, &llist_count_endptr, 10);

        if (llist_count_endptr == llist_count_str || *llist_count_endptr != '\0') { exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }

        for (int i = 0; i < llist_count; i++) {
            char* llist_item_endptr;
            char* llist_item_str = readline();
            int llist_item = strtol(llist_item_str, &llist_item_endptr, 10);

            if (llist_item_endptr == llist_item_str || *llist_item_endptr != '\0') { exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }

            insert_node_into_singly_linked_list(&llist, llist_item);
        }

        char* position_endptr;
        char* position_str = readline();
        int position = strtol(position_str, &position_endptr, 10);

        if (position_endptr == position_str || *position_endptr != '\0') { exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }

        int result = getNode(llist->head, position);

        fprintf(fptr, "%d\n", result);
    }

    fclose(fptr);

    return 0;
}

char* readline() {
    size_t alloc_length = 1024;
    size_t data_length = 0;
    char* data = malloc(alloc_length);

    while (true) {
        char* cursor = data + data_length;
        char* line = fgets(cursor, alloc_length - data_length, stdin);

        if (!line) { break; }

        data_length += strlen(cursor);

        if (data_length < alloc_length - 1 || data[data_length - 1] == '\n') { break; }

        size_t new_length = alloc_length << 1;
        data = realloc(data, new_length);

        if (!data) { break; }

        alloc_length = new_length;
    }

    if (data[data_length - 1] == '\n') {
        data[data_length - 1] = '\0';
    }

    data = realloc(data, data_length);

    return data;
}

Problem solution in JavaScript programming.

'use strict';

const fs = require('fs');

process.stdin.resume();
process.stdin.setEncoding('utf-8');

let inputString = '';
let currentLine = 0;

process.stdin.on('data', inputStdin => {
    inputString += inputStdin;
});

process.stdin.on('end', _ => {
    inputString = inputString.replace(/\s*$/, '')
        .split('\n')
        .map(str => str.replace(/\s*$/, ''));

    main();
});

function readLine() {
    return inputString[currentLine++];
}

const SinglyLinkedListNode = class {
    constructor(nodeData) {
        this.data = nodeData;
        this.next = null;
    }
};

const SinglyLinkedList = class {
    constructor() {
        this.head = null;
        this.tail = null;
    }

    insertNode(nodeData) {
        const node = new SinglyLinkedListNode(nodeData);

        if (this.head == null) {
            this.head = node;
        } else {
            this.tail.next = node;
        }

        this.tail = node;
    }
};

function printSinglyLinkedList(node, sep, ws) {
    while (node != null) {
        ws.write(String(node.data));

        node = node.next;

        if (node != null) {
            ws.write(sep);
        }
    }
}


function getNode( head, position) {
    var current = head;
    var prev
    var next
    while(current) {
        next = current.next;
        current.next = prev;
        prev = current;
        current = next;
    }
    for(var i=0;i<position;i++){
        prev = prev.next;
    }
    return prev.data;
}

function main() {
    const ws = fs.createWriteStream(process.env.OUTPUT_PATH);

    const tests = parseInt(readLine(), 10);

    for (let testsItr = 0; testsItr < tests; testsItr++) {
        const llistCount = parseInt(readLine(), 10);

        let llist = new SinglyLinkedList();

        for (let i = 0; i < llistCount; i++) {
            const llistItem = parseInt(readLine(), 10);
            llist.insertNode(llistItem);
        }

        const position = parseInt(readLine(), 10);

        let result = getNode(llist.head, position);

        ws.write(result + "\n");
    }

    ws.end();
}