21. Merge Two Sorted Lists

Merge two sorted linked lists and return it as a new list. The new list should be made by splicing together the nodes of the first two lists.

 

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * struct ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     struct ListNode *next;
 * };
 */
struct ListNode* mergeTwoLists(struct ListNode* l1, struct ListNode* l2) {
    struct ListNode* head = malloc(sizeof(struct ListNode));
    struct ListNode* p = head;
    while(l1&&l2){
        if(l1->val < l2->val){
            p->next = l1;
            l1 = l1->next;
        }
        else{
            p->next = l2;
            l2 = l2->next;
        }
        p = p->next;
    }
    while(l1){
        p->next = l1;
        l1 = l1->next;
        p = p->next;
    }
    while(l2){
        p->next = l2;
        l2 = l2->next;
        p = p->next;
    }
    return head->next;
}