Sort a linked list in O(n log n) time using constant space complexity.
class Solution {
public:
ListNode* sortList(ListNode* head) {
if(head==NULL||head->next==NULL)
return head;
ListNode* slow = head;
ListNode* fast = head;
while(fast->next!=NULL&&fast->next->next!=NULL)
{
slow = slow->next;
fast = fast->next->next;
}
ListNode* list = slow->next;
slow->next = NULL;
head = sortList(head);
list = sortList(list);
return merge(head,list);
}
ListNode* merge(ListNode* &list1,ListNode* &list2)
{
if(list1==NULL)
return list2;
if(list2==NULL)
return list1;
ListNode* newhead = new ListNode(-1);
ListNode* last = newhead;
while(list1!=NULL&&list2!=NULL)
{
if(list1->val<list2->val)
{
last->next = list1;
last = last->next;
list1 = list1->next;
}
else
{
last->next = list2;
last = last->next;
list2 = list2->next;
}
}
if(list1!=NULL)
last->next = list1;
else if(list2!=NULL)
last->next = list2;
return newhead->next;
}
};