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Solution: Odd Even Linked List

Understand how to efficiently rearrange a singly linked list so all nodes at odd indexes come before even indexes while maintaining order. This lesson shows how to solve the problem in place with constant extra space and linear time, using pointer manipulation techniques.

Statement

Given the head of a singly linked list, rearrange the nodes so that all nodes at odd indexes appear first, followed by all nodes at even indexes.

  • The first node in the list is considered at odd index 1, the second at even index 2, and so on.

  • Within the odd group and the even group, the relative order of the nodes must remain the same as in the original list.

Return the head of the reordered linked list.

Note: You must solve the problem in O(1)O(1) extra space complexity and O(n)O(n) time complexity.

Constraints:

  • The number of nodes in the linked list is in the range [0 ...