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Longest Cycle in a Graph

Explore how to determine the longest cycle in a directed graph where each node has at most one outgoing edge. Learn to analyze the graph structure, identify cycles, and implement an efficient solution to return the longest cycle length or -1 if none exists.

Statement

You are given a directed graph with n nodes, labeled from 0 to n - 1. Each node in the graph has at most one outgoing edge.

The graph is described using a 0-indexed integer array edges of length n, where:

  • edges[i] represents a directed edge from node i to node edges[i].

  • If node i has no outgoing edge, then edges[i] == -1.

Your task is to find the longest cycle length in the graph. If no cycle exists, return -1.

Note: A cycle is defined as a path that starts and ends at the same node, following the direction of the edges.

Constraints:

  • n ...