25. Merge k Sorted Lists FROM Le

题目

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

频度： 4

解题之法

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * struct ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     ListNode *next;
 *     ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(NULL) {}
 * };
 */
class Solution {
public:
ListNode *mergeKLists(vector<ListNode *> &lists) {
    if(lists.empty()){
        return nullptr;
    }
    while(lists.size() > 1){
        lists.push_back(mergeTwoLists(lists[0], lists[1]));
        lists.erase(lists.begin());
        lists.erase(lists.begin());  // 注意vector的erase 方法
    }
    return lists.front();
}
ListNode *mergeTwoLists(ListNode *l1, ListNode *l2) {
    if(l1 == nullptr){
        return l2;
    }
    if(l2 == nullptr){
        return l1;
    }
    if(l1->val <= l2->val){
        l1->next = mergeTwoLists(l1->next, l2);
        return l1;
    }
    else{
        l2->next = mergeTwoLists(l1, l2->next);
        return l2;
    }
}
};

分析

与合并2个链表的解法类似，只不过迭代地做。