I’m working on a problem where I need to reverse nodes in a singly linked list in groups of k. The solution needs to be in-place, meaning I can’t use extra space beyond a few variables. I’ve tried several approaches but am struggling to get an efficient solution that meets these requirements.
Here are the specific requirements:
Reverse nodes in k-groups.
If the number of nodes is not a multiple of k, the remaining nodes at the end should remain as they are.
The solution must be in-place.
For example, given the linked list 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 -> 5 and k = 3, the output should be 3 -> 2 -> 1 -> 4 -> 5.
Here’s a simplified version of my linked list implementation:
`
class ListNode {
int val;
ListNode next;
ListNode(int x) { val = x; }
}
public class ReverseKGroup {
public static ListNode reverseKGroup(ListNode head, int k) {
// Implement the logic here
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
ListNode head = new ListNode(1);
head.next = new ListNode(2);
head.next.next = new ListNode(3);
head.next.next.next = new ListNode(4);
head.next.next.next.next = new ListNode(5);
int k = 3;
ListNode newHead = reverseKGroup(head, k);
// Print the reversed list
while (newHead != null) {
System.out.print(newHead.val + " -> ");
newHead = newHead.next;
}
}
}
`
How can I implement the reverseKGroup method to reverse the nodes in k-groups efficiently and in-place? Any detailed explanation or code example would be greatly appreciated!
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