From d71fa1bb7978e72238a7c14628502c0985dadfe0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sanat Kumar Gupta <123228827+SKG24@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 22:36:37 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] added remove duplicated from sorted list #1804

Given the head of a sorted linked list, remove all duplicates such that each element appears only once. Return the modified linked list, which remains sorted.
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+id: remove-duplicates-from-sorted-list
+sidebar_position: 1
+title: "Remove Duplicates from Sorted Linked Lists"
+description: "This tutorial explains how to remove duplicates from sorted list using Cpp."
+sidebar_label: "Linked List Intersection"
+tags: [dsa, linked-lists,cpp]
+---
+
+# Remove Duplicates from Sorted List
+
+## Problem Statement
+
+Given the head of a sorted linked list, remove all duplicates such that each element appears only once. Return the modified linked list, which remains sorted.
+
+### Example
+
+**Input:**
+- `head = [1,1,2]`
+
+**Output:**
+- `[1,2]`
+
+### Constraints
+- The list is sorted in non-decreasing order.
+- The output should retain the sorted order with no duplicate values.
+
+## Solution Explanation
+
+To remove duplicates from the sorted linked list:
+1. **Single Pass with Current Pointer**:
+   - Use a pointer (`current`) to traverse the list.
+   - At each node, compare the value of `current` with `current->next`.
+   - If the values are the same, update the `next` pointer of `current` to skip the duplicate node.
+   - If the values are different, move `current` to the next node.
+2. **End Condition**:
+   - Continue the process until `current` reaches the end of the list.
+3. **In-place Modification**:
+   - This algorithm modifies the list in place without additional data structures.
+
+### Complexity
+- **Time Complexity**: `O(n)`, where `n` is the number of nodes in the linked list, as we traverse each node once.
+- **Space Complexity**: `O(1)`, as it operates in constant space by modifying the list in place.
+
+## Code Implementation
+
+Here’s the C++ code for removing duplicates from a sorted linked list:
+
+```cpp
+#include <iostream>
+#include<vector>
+using namespace std;
+
+struct ListNode {
+    int val;
+    ListNode *next;
+    ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(nullptr) {}
+};
+
+class Solution {
+public:
+    ListNode* deleteDuplicates(ListNode* head) {
+        if (!head) return nullptr; // If list is empty, return null
+        
+        ListNode* current = head; // Start with the head of the list
+
+        // Traverse the list
+        while (current && current->next) {
+            if (current->val == current->next->val) {
+                // Skip the duplicate node
+                ListNode* duplicate = current->next;
+                current->next = duplicate->next;
+                delete duplicate; // Free memory for the duplicate node
+            } else {
+                // Move to the next distinct element
+                current = current->next;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return head; // Return the modified list without duplicates
+    }
+};
+
+// Helper function to create a linked list from an array
+ListNode* createLinkedList(const vector<int>& values) {
+    ListNode dummy(0);
+    ListNode* current = &dummy;
+    for (int value : values) {
+        current->next = new ListNode(value);
+        current = current->next;
+    }
+    return dummy.next;
+}
+
+// Helper function to print a linked list
+void printLinkedList(ListNode* head) {
+    while (head) {
+        cout << head->val;
+        if (head->next) cout << " -> ";
+        head = head->next;
+    }
+    cout << endl;
+}
+
+int main() {
+    vector<int> list_values = {1, 1, 2};
+    ListNode* head = createLinkedList(list_values);
+
+    cout << "Original List: ";
+    printLinkedList(head);
+
+    Solution solution;
+    ListNode* modifiedHead = solution.deleteDuplicates(head);
+
+    cout << "List after removing duplicates: ";
+    printLinkedList(modifiedHead);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+```
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