/**
* 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* merge(ListNode* a,ListNode * b)
{
ListNode *head = nullptr;
if(a == nullptr){
return b;
}
if(b == nullptr){
return a;
}
if(a->val > b->val){
head = b;
b = b->next;
}
else{
head = a;
a = a->next;
}
ListNode *p = head;
while(a!=nullptr && b!=nullptr)
{
if(a->val > b->val){
p->next = b;
p = b;
b = b->next;
}
else{
p->next = a;
p = a;
a = a->next;
}
}
if(a!=nullptr){
p->next = a;
}
if(b!=nullptr){
p->next = b;
}
return head;
}
ListNode* mergeLink(vector <ListNode*> &lists, int l, int r) {
if (l == r) return lists[l];
if (l > r) return nullptr;
int mid = (l + r) >> 1;
ListNode *left = mergeLink(lists, l, mid);
ListNode *right = mergeLink(lists, mid + 1, r);
return merge(left,right);
}
ListNode* mergeKLists(vector<ListNode*>& lists)
{
int i = 0;
int j = lists.size()-1;
int mid = (i+j)/2;
return mergeLink(lists,i,j);
}
};