Sort a linked list in O(n log n) time using constant space complexity.
Example 1:
Input: 4->2->1->3 Output: 1->2->3->4
Example 2:
Input: -1->5->3->4->0 Output: -1->0->3->4->5
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* struct ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode *next;
* ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(NULL) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
ListNode* sortList(ListNode* head) {
if (head == NULL || head->next == NULL)
return head;
ListNode* fast = head;
ListNode* slow = head;
ListNode* pre = head;
while(fast && fast->next) {
pre = slow;
slow = slow->next;
fast = fast->next->next;
}
pre->next = NULL;
return merge(sortList(head), sortList(slow));
}
ListNode* merge(ListNode* l1, ListNode* l2) {
ListNode* dummy = new ListNode(-1);
ListNode* cur = dummy;
while (l1 && l2) {
if (l1->val < l2->val) {
cur->next = l1;
l1 = l1->next;
}
else {
cur->next = l2;
l2 = l2->next;
}
cur = cur->next;
}
if (l1 || l2)
cur->next = l1 ? l1 : l2;
return dummy->next;
}
};