added approach 5 of 6

Author: GauravWalia19

Java/Data-Structures/LISTS/MISC/Nth-node-from-end/Approach5.java

@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+import java.util.*;
+abstract class Approach5
+{
+    /**
+     * LINKED LIST CLASS
+     **/
+    private static class LinkedList
+    {
+        /**
+         * NODE CLASS
+         * for linked list node
+         **/
+        private class Node
+        {
+            private int data;
+            private Node next;
+
+            //constructor
+            public Node(int data)
+            {
+                this.data=data;
+                next=null;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * getData()
+             * @return data in the node
+             **/
+            public int getData()
+            {
+                return data;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * getNext()
+             * @return the next node 
+             **/
+            public Node getNext()
+            {
+                return next;
+            }
+            
+            /**
+             * setNext()
+             * @param next
+             **/
+            public void setNext(Node next)
+            {
+                this.next=next;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        private Node head;  //head of the linked list
+
+        //constructor for linked list
+        public LinkedList()
+        {
+            head=null;
+            size=0;
+            hash = new int[1000];
+            counter=0;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * insert_at_head()
+         * it will insert node at the head of the linked list
+         * @param data
+         **/
+        public void insert_at_head(int data)
+        {
+            Node newNode = new Node(data);
+            if(head==null)
+            {
+                head=newNode;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                newNode.setNext(head);
+                head=newNode;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * print_list()
+         * it will print the linked list
+         **/
+        public void printList()
+        {
+            if(head==null)
+            {
+                System.out.println("NULL");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Node current=head;
+                while(current!=null)
+                {
+                    System.out.print(current.getData() +" -> ");
+                    current=current.getNext();
+                }
+                System.out.println("NULL");
+            }
+        }
+
+        /*====================================================================*/
+        /**
+         * APPROACH 5
+         * Finding in one scan of linked list
+         * take current pointer set to head
+         * traverse upto the nth node
+         * take current2 set it to null
+         * traverse current again upto null
+         * move current2 also
+         * when current is fully traversed current2 node will be printed
+         **/
+        public void printNthNodeFromLast(int num)
+        {   
+            Node current=head;
+            int i=0;
+            while(current!=null)    //first traversed half upto nth node
+            {
+                if(num-1==i)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+                i++;
+                current=current.getNext();
+            }
+            Node last=null;
+            while(current!=null)    //traversed upto end
+            {
+                if(last==null)
+                {
+                    last=head;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    last=last.getNext();
+                }
+                current=current.getNext();
+            }
+            System.out.println(last.getData());
+        }
+        /*====================================================================*/
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args)
+    {
+        LinkedList ll = new LinkedList();
+        ll.insert_at_head(3);
+        ll.insert_at_head(1);
+        ll.insert_at_head(4);
+        ll.insert_at_head(2);
+        ll.insert_at_head(5);
+        
+        ll.printList();
+        
+        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
+        System.out.println("Enter the nth node from last");
+        int n = in.nextInt();
+
+        ll.printNthNodeFromLast(n);
+        in.close();
+    }
+}

Java/README.md

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     * APPROACH 2: [Using two current pointers](Data-Structures/LISTS/MISC/Nth-node-from-end/Approach2.java)
     * APPROACH 3: [Using hashtable](Data-Structures/LISTS/MISC/Nth-node-from-end/Approach3.java)
     * APPROACH 4: [Using Hashtable while adding](Data-Structures/LISTS/MISC/Nth-node-from-end/Approach4.java)
-    * APPROACH 5: Finding node in one scan
+    * APPROACH 5: [Finding node in one scan](Data-Structures/LISTS/MISC/Nth-node-from-end/Approach5.java)
     * APPROACH 6: Using recursion
 
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