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Remove Duplicates from Sorted List

Problem​

Given the head of a sorted linked list, delete all duplicates such that each element appears only once. Return the linked list sorted as well.

 

Example 1:

Input: head = [1,1,2]
Output: [1,2]

Example 2:

Input: head = [1,1,2,3,3]
Output: [1,2,3]

 

Constraints:

  • The number of nodes in the list is in the range [0, 300].
  • -100 <= Node.val <= 100
  • The list is guaranteed to be sorted in ascending order.

Solution​

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * function ListNode(val, next) {
 *     this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
 *     this.next = (next===undefined ? null : next)
 * }
 */
/**
 * @param {ListNode} head
 * @return {ListNode}
 */
var deleteDuplicates = function(head) {
    cur = head;
    while (cur?.next) {
        if (cur.val === cur.next.val) {
            cur.next = cur.next.next;
        } else {
            cur = cur.next;
        }
    }
    return head;
};

Since the list is sorted, check if the next node has the same value as the current node, if so, skip the next node.