题目描述
Sort a linked list in O(n log n) time using constant space complexity.
IDEA
要求空间复杂度为常数,时间复杂度O(nlogn)
归并排序:空间复杂度O(n),时间复杂度O(nlogn)
1.首先找到list的中点,用连个指针,一个慢,一个快,慢的每次走一个node,快的每次走两个node,当快的走到list末尾,则慢的走到list中点
2.将list一分为二,head到mid和mid->next到结尾,递归
2.merge排序两个list,需要借助一个tmp链表存储排序结果。分别遍历两个list,存储最小的node到tmp,最终但会tmp->next
CODE
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* struct ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode *next;
* ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(NULL) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
ListNode *sortList(ListNode *head) {
if(head==NULL||head->next==NULL)
return head;
ListNode* mid=findMid(head);
ListNode* right=sortList(mid->next);
mid->next=NULL;
ListNode* left=sortList(head);
return merge(left,right);
}
ListNode* findMid(ListNode *head){
ListNode* p=head;
ListNode* q=head->next;
while(q&&q->next){
p=p->next;
q=q->next->next;
}
return p;
}
ListNode* merge(ListNode* left,ListNode* right){
ListNode* tmp=new ListNode(0);
ListNode* p=tmp;
while(left&&right){
if(left->val<right->val){
p->next=left;
left=left->next;
}else{
p->next=right;
right=right->next;
}
p=p->next; p=p->next;
}
if(left)
p->next=left;
if(right)
p->next=right;
return tmp->next;
}
};