Coding Interview Questions Set 3

For previous  questions and answers please refer to  Coding Interview Questions Set 1 and
Coding Interview Set 2.
Let's begin with set 3,

7)How to reverse a singly linked list?

a)Simple recursive solution:

function reverseList(head) {
    if (!head || !head.next) {
        return head;
    }
    var newHead = reverseList(head.next);
    head.next.next = head;
    head.next = null;
    return newHead;
}

b)Iterative solution:

function reverseList(head) {
    var prev = null;
    while (head) {
        var next = head.next;
        head.next = prev;
        prev = head;
        head = next;
    }
    return prev;
}


8)Given a column title, return its corresponding column number. (Asked in Microsoft)
Write a function that accepts a string s.
Constraints:
1 <= s.length <= 7
s consists only of uppercase English letters.
s is between "A" and "FXSHRXW".

For example:

    A -> 1
    B -> 2
    C -> 3
    ...
    Z -> 26
    AA -> 27
    AB -> 28

Example 1:

Input: "A"
Output: 1


Example 2:
Input: "AB"
Output: 28

Example 3:
Input: "ZY"
Output: 701



Solution:
var titleToNumber = function(s) {
    const charCodeBase = 'A'.charCodeAt(0);
    const n = s.length;
    let result = 0;
    for (let i = 0; i < n; i++){
    result = result * 26 + (s.charCodeAt(i) - charCodeBase + 1);
    }
    return result ;
};
The charCodeAt() method returns the Unicode of the character
at the specified index in a string.
Logic:
Think of it as base 26.
For example,
Column number of "AB" = 1 * 26^1 + 2 * 26^0

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Written By:

Saurabh Joshi