/*
* Author: Arpit Bhayani
* https://arpitbhayani.me
*/
#include <cmath>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <climits>
#include <deque>
#include <iostream>
#include <list>
#include <limits>
#include <map>
#include <queue>
#include <set>
#include <stack>
#include <vector>
#define ll long long
#define MIN(a, b) a < b ? a : b
#define MAX(a, b) a > b ? a : b
using namespace std;
int readline(char *str) {
int i = 0;
char ch;
while((ch = getchar()) != '\n') {
str[i++] = ch;
}
str[i] = '\0';
return i;
}
struct Node * new_node(int v) {
struct Node * p = (struct Node *) calloc(1, sizeof(struct Node));
p->data = v;
return p;
}
int FindMergeNode(Node * headA, Node * headB) {
int lp = 0, lq = 0;
struct Node * p = headA;
struct Node * q = headB;
while(p) {
lp++;
p = p->next;
}
while(q) {
lq++;
q = q->next;
}
p = headA; q = headB;
if(lp > lq) {
struct Node * t = p;
p = q;
q = t;
int tt = lp;
lp = lq;
lq = tt;
}
for(int i = 0 ; i < (lq-lp); i++) {
q = q->next;
}
while(p && q) {
if(p == q) {
return p->data;
}
p = p->next;
q = q->next;
}
return 0;
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
struct Node * head = new_node(1);
head->next = new_node(2);
head->next->next = new_node(3);
cout << FindMergeNode(head) << endl;
return 0;
}
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