{"id":5325,"date":"2021-09-29T18:44:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T18:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prepbytes.com\/blog\/?p=5325"},"modified":"2022-11-10T13:03:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T13:03:10","slug":"detect-and-remove-the-loop-in-a-linked-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/detect-and-remove-the-loop-in-a-linked-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Detect and Remove the loop in a linked list"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In this article, we will learn to detect and remove loop in a linked list. A loop is a linked list defined as a condition that when the last node of the linked list doesn\u2019t point to the NULL.let\u2019s now try to understand the detection and removal of a loop in linked list.<\/p>\n

Problem Statement<\/h3>\n

In this problem, we are given a singly linked list, which may contain a loop. We have to detect the loop, and if there is a loop, we need to remove it from the linked list.<\/p>\n

Problem Statement Understanding to remove loop in linked list<\/h3>\n

The linked list contains a loop means the last node in the list will not be pointing to the NULL instead, it will be pointing to some other node in the list.
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Removing the loop means that the we need to make the last node of the list point to NULL instead of pointing to some other node in the list.
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Let’s understand how we can detect and remove loop in a linked list with the help of some examples.<\/p>\n

If the linked list given to us is:
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