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Computer Science

312Memory Addresses and the Address-of Operator
313Pointer Variables: Declaration and Initialization
314The Dereference Operator
315Pointer Arithmetic Basics
316NULL Pointers and Defensive Programming
317Pointers vs Direct Variables
318Pass-by-Value vs Pass-by-Reference
319Pointers to Pointers (Double Indirection)
320References as Aliases
321Reference Parameters in Functions
322Dynamic Memory Allocation Basics
323Memory Leaks and Manual Deallocation
324Introduction to Linked Lists
325Node Structure
326Head Pointer and Empty Lists
327Traversing a Linked List
328Inserting at the Head
329Inserting at the Tail
330Maintaining a Tail Pointer
331Inserting at a Specific Position
332Deleting from the Head
333Deleting from the Tail
334Deleting a Specific Node
335Searching in a Linked List
336Reversing a Linked List
337Finding the Middle Node
338Detecting Cycles in a List
339Doubly Linked List Structure and Node Design
340Doubly Linked List Initialization and Empty List
341Inserting at the Head of a Doubly Linked List
342Inserting at the Tail of a Doubly Linked List
343Inserting in the Middle of a Doubly Linked List
344Deleting from the Head of a Doubly Linked List
345Deleting from the Tail of a Doubly Linked List
346Deleting from the Middle of a Doubly Linked List
347Bidirectional Traversal in Doubly Linked Lists
348Doubly vs Singly Linked Lists: Tradeoffs
349Circular Linked List Concept and Structure
350Traversing Circular Linked Lists
351Insertion in Circular Linked Lists
352Deletion in Circular Linked Lists
353Circular Doubly Linked Lists
354Circular Linked List Applications

Computer Science

312Memory Addresses and the Address-of Operator
313Pointer Variables: Declaration and Initialization
314The Dereference Operator
315Pointer Arithmetic Basics
316NULL Pointers and Defensive Programming
317Pointers vs Direct Variables
318Pass-by-Value vs Pass-by-Reference
319Pointers to Pointers (Double Indirection)
320References as Aliases
321Reference Parameters in Functions
322Dynamic Memory Allocation Basics
323Memory Leaks and Manual Deallocation
324Introduction to Linked Lists
325Node Structure
326Head Pointer and Empty Lists
327Traversing a Linked List
328Inserting at the Head
329Inserting at the Tail
330Maintaining a Tail Pointer
331Inserting at a Specific Position
332Deleting from the Head
333Deleting from the Tail
334Deleting a Specific Node
335Searching in a Linked List
336Reversing a Linked List
337Finding the Middle Node
338Detecting Cycles in a List
339Doubly Linked List Structure and Node Design
340Doubly Linked List Initialization and Empty List
341Inserting at the Head of a Doubly Linked List
342Inserting at the Tail of a Doubly Linked List
343Inserting in the Middle of a Doubly Linked List
344Deleting from the Head of a Doubly Linked List
345Deleting from the Tail of a Doubly Linked List
346Deleting from the Middle of a Doubly Linked List
347Bidirectional Traversal in Doubly Linked Lists
348Doubly vs Singly Linked Lists: Tradeoffs
349Circular Linked List Concept and Structure
350Traversing Circular Linked Lists
351Insertion in Circular Linked Lists
352Deletion in Circular Linked Lists
353Circular Doubly Linked Lists
354Circular Linked List Applications

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Lesson 338 of 2,872·8. Linked Data StructuresPro lesson

Detecting Cycles in a List

Floyd's cycle detection algorithm using slow and fast pointers to identify circular references.

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