Write a function that moves the last element to the front in a given Singly Linked List. For example, if the given Linked List is 1->2->3->4->5, then the function should change the list to 5->1->2->3->4. Algorithm: Traverse the list till the last node. Use two pointers: one to store the address of the last node and the other for the address of the second last node. After the end of the loop do the following operations.
- Make second last as last (secLast->next = NULL).
- Set next of last as head (last->next = *head_ref).
- Make last as head ( *head_ref = last).
Python3
# Python3 code to move the last item # to front class Node:     def __init__( self , data):         self .data = data         self . next = None Â
class LinkedList: Â Â Â Â def __init__( self ): Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â self .head = None Â
    # Function to add a node     # at the beginning of Linked List     def push( self , data):         new_node = Node(data)         new_node. next = self .head         self .head = new_node              # Function to print nodes in     # a given linked list     def printList( self ):         tmp = self .head         while tmp is not None :             print (tmp.data, end = ", " )             tmp = tmp. next         print () Â
    # Function to bring the last node     # to the front     def moveToFront( self ):         tmp = self .head Â
        # To maintain the track of         # the second last node         sec_last = None Â
        # To check whether we have not         # received the empty list or list         # with a single node         if not tmp or not tmp. next :             return Â
        # Iterate till the end to get         # the last and second last node         while tmp and tmp. next :             sec_last = tmp             tmp = tmp. next Â
        # Point the next of the second         # last node to None         sec_last. next = None Â
        # Make the last node as the         # first Node         tmp. next = self .head         self .head = tmp Â
# Driver Code if __name__ = = '__main__' :     llist = LinkedList()          # Swap the 2 nodes     llist.push( 5 )     llist.push( 4 )     llist.push( 3 )     llist.push( 2 )     llist.push( 1 )     print (     "Linked List before moving last to front " )     llist.printList()     llist.moveToFront()     print (     "Linked List after moving last to front " )     llist.printList() |
Output:
Linked list before moving last to front 1 2 3 4 5 Linked list after removing last to front 5 1 2 3 4
Time Complexity: O(n) where n is the number of nodes in the given Linked List.
Space Complexity: O(1) because using constant variables
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