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    [LeetCode 21] Merge Two Sorted Lists

    Published Nov 30, 2021 [  LinkedList  ]

    Problem

    You are given the heads of two sorted linked lists list1 and list2.

    Merge the two lists in a one sorted list. The list should be made by splicing together the nodes of the first two lists.

    Return the head of the merged linked list.

    Example 1:

    Input: list1 = [1,2,4], list2 = [1,3,4]
    Output: [1,1,2,3,4,4]
    

    Example 2:

    Input: list1 = [], list2 = []
    Output: []
    

    Example 3:

    Input: list1 = [], list2 = [0]
    Output: [0]
    

    Constraints:

    - The number of nodes in both lists is in the range [0, 50].
    - -100 <= Node.val <= 100
    - Both list1 and list2 are sorted in non-decreasing order.
    

    Thoughts

    • Typical merge sort
    • Remember to upate head to next

    Typescript

    /**
     * Definition for singly-linked list.
     * class ListNode {
     *     val: number
     *     next: ListNode | null
     *     constructor(val?: number, next?: ListNode | null) {
     *         this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
     *         this.next = (next===undefined ? null : next)
     *     }
     * }
     */
    
    function mergeTwoLists(list1: ListNode | null, list2: ListNode | null): ListNode | null {
        let head: ListNode = new ListNode();
        const dummy: ListNode = head;
        
        while(list1 && list2){
            if(list1.val <= list2.val){
                head.next = new ListNode(list1.val)
                list1 = list1.next;
            } else {
                head.next = new ListNode(list2.val)
                list2 = list2.next;
            }
            head = head.next
        }
        
        while(list1){
            head.next = new ListNode(list1.val)
            list1 = list1.next
            head = head.next
        }
        
        while(list2){
            head.next = new ListNode(list2.val)
            list2 = list2.next
            head = head.next
        }
        
        return dummy.next;
    };
    

    Reference