Description
Merge two sorted linked lists and return it as a new list. The new list should be made by splicing together the nodes of the first two lists.
Example:
Input: 1->2->4, 1->3->4
Output: 1->1->2->3->4->4
1. 麻花辫
想象手中有两股绳子l1和l2,我们想把他们合为一股,比较有效的方法是手中拽住一个开端p,把它当做新辫子的起始点,再依次从l1、l2两股绳子中挑选适合的node放入linked list。
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* struct ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode *next;
* ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(NULL) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
ListNode* mergeTwoLists(ListNode* l1, ListNode* l2) {
if (l1 == NULL) {
return l2;
} else if (l2 == NULL) {
return l1;
}
ListNode* head = NULL;
if (l1->val < l2->val) {
head = l1;
l1 = l1->next;
} else {
head = l2;
l2 = l2->next;
}
ListNode* p = head;
while (l1 && l2) {
if (l1->val < l2->val) {
p->next = l1;
l1 = l1->next;
} else {
p->next = l2;
l2 = l2->next;
}
p = p->next;
}
if (l2) {
p->next = l2;
} else {
p->next = l1;
}
return head;
}
}