[Leetcode 23, Hard] Merge k Sorted Lists

Problem:

Merge k sorted linked lists and return it as one sorted list. Analyze and describe its complexity.

Analysis:


Solutions:

C++:

    bool TestListsValidity(const vector<ListNode*>& lists)
    {
        for(int i = 0; i < lists.size(); ++i) {
            if(lists[i] != NULL)
                return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
    
    ListNode *MergeTwoLists(ListNode *list_1, ListNode *list_2)
    {
        if(list_1 == NULL && list_2 == NULL)
            return NULL;

        if(list_1 != NULL && list_2 == NULL)
            return list_1;
        else if(list_1 == NULL && list_2 != NULL)
            return list_2;
            
        ListNode *p_merged_list_head = NULL;
        ListNode *p_merged_list_tail = NULL;
        while(list_1 != NULL && list_2 != NULL) {
            ListNode *p_added_node = NULL;
            if(list_1->val <= list_2->val) {
                p_added_node = list_1;
                list_1 = list_1->next;
                p_added_node->next = NULL;
            } else {
                p_added_node = list_2;
                list_2 = list_2->next;
                p_added_node->next = NULL;
            }

            if(p_merged_list_tail == NULL) {
                p_merged_list_head = p_added_node;
                p_merged_list_tail = p_added_node;
            } else {
                p_merged_list_tail->next = p_added_node;
                p_merged_list_tail = p_merged_list_tail->next;
            }
        }
        
        if(list_1 != NULL) {
            p_merged_list_tail->next = list_1;
            list_1 = NULL;
        } else if(list_2 != NULL) {
            p_merged_list_tail->next = list_2;
            list_2 = NULL;
        }
        
        return p_merged_list_head;
    }
    
    ListNode* mergeKLists(vector<ListNode*>& lists) {
        if(lists.empty() || !TestListsValidity(lists))
            return NULL;

        int size = lists.size();
        for(int step = 1; step < size; step *= 2) {
            for(int i = 0; i < size && i + step < size; i += 2 * step)
                lists[i] = MergeTwoLists(lists[i], lists[i + step]);
        }
        
        return lists[0];
    }
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