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Merge Two Sorted Lists

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.

Solution​

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * function ListNode(val, next) {
 *     this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
 *     this.next = (next===undefined ? null : next)
 * }
 */
/**
 * @param {ListNode} l1
 * @param {ListNode} l2
 * @return {ListNode}
 */
var mergeTwoLists = function(l1, l2) {
    const dummy = new ListNode(0);
    let cur = dummy;

    while (l1 && l2) {
        if (l1.val > l2.val) {
            cur.next = l2;
            l2 = l2.next;
        } else {
            cur.next = l1;
            l1 = l1.next;
        }
        cur = cur.next;
    }
    cur.next = l1 ?? l2;
    return dummy.next;
};

Merge two sorted lists iteratively by comparing their node values.