Linked List Cycle

Given a linked list, determine if it has a cycle in it.

To represent a cycle in the given linked list, we use an integer pos which represents the position (0-indexed) in the linked list where tail connects to. If pos is -1, then there is no cycle in the linked list.

Example 1:

Input: head = [3,2,0,-4], pos = 1
Output: true
Explanation: There is a cycle in the linked list, where tail connects to the second node.

Example 2:

Input: head = [1,2], pos = 0
Output: true
Explanation: There is a cycle in the linked list, where tail connects to the first node.

Example 3:

Input: head = [1], pos = -1
Output: false
Explanation: There is no cycle in the linked list.

Follow up:

Can you solve it using O(1) (i.e. constant) memory?

public class Solution {
    public boolean hasCycle(ListNode head) {
        ListNode slow = head, fast = head;
        while (slow != null && fast != null && fast.next != null) {
            slow = slow.next;
            fast = fast.next.next;
            if (slow == fast)
                return true;;
        }
        return false;
    }
}

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