0021. Merge Two Sorted Lists.md

Iterative

C++

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * struct ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     ListNode *next;
 *     ListNode() : val(0), next(nullptr) {}
 *     ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(nullptr) {}
 *     ListNode(int x, ListNode *next) : val(x), next(next) {}
 * };
 */
class Solution {
public:
    ListNode* mergeTwoLists(ListNode* list1, ListNode* list2) {
        ListNode dummy(0);
        ListNode* curr = &dummy;
        
        while(list1 && list2) {
            if(list1->val < list2->val) {
                curr->next = list1;
                list1 = list1->next;
            } else {
                curr->next = list2;
                list2 = list2->next;
            }
            curr = curr->next;
        }

        if(list1) {
            curr->next = list1;
        }
        if(list2) {
            curr->next = list2;
        }

        return dummy.next;
    }
};

JavaScript

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * function ListNode(val, next) {
 *     this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
 *     this.next = (next===undefined ? null : next)
 * }
 */
/**
 * @param {ListNode} list1
 * @param {ListNode} list2
 * @return {ListNode}
 */
var mergeTwoLists = function(list1, list2) {
    let dummy = new ListNode(0);
    let current = dummy;
  
  while (list1 && list2) {
    if (list1.val < list2.val) {
      current.next = list1;
      list1 = list1.next;
    } else {
      current.next = list2;
      list2 = list2.next;
    }
    current = current.next;
  }
  
  if (list1) {
    current.next = list1;
  } else {
    current.next = list2;
  }
  
  return dummy.next;
};

Recursion

CPP

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * struct ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     ListNode *next;
 *     ListNode() : val(0), next(nullptr) {}
 *     ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(nullptr) {}
 *     ListNode(int x, ListNode *next) : val(x), next(next) {}
 * };
 */
class Solution {
public:
    ListNode* mergeTwoLists(ListNode* list1, ListNode* list2) {
        if(!list1) return list2;
        if(!list2) return list1;

        if(list1->val < list2->val) {
            list1->next = mergeTwoLists(list1->next, list2);
            return list1;
        } else {
            list2->next = mergeTwoLists(list1, list2->next);
            return list2;
        }
    }
};

JavaScript

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * function ListNode(val, next) {
 *     this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
 *     this.next = (next===undefined ? null : next)
 * }
 */
/**
 * @param {ListNode} list1
 * @param {ListNode} list2
 * @return {ListNode}
 */
var mergeTwoLists = function(list1, list2) {
    if(list1 === null) return list2;
    if(list2 === null) return list1;
    
    if(list1.val < list2.val) {
        list1.next = mergeTwoLists(list1.next, list2);
        return list1;
    } else {
        list2.next = mergeTwoLists(list1, list2.next);
        return list2;
    }
};