https://leetcode-cn.com/problems/merge-k-sorted-lists/description/
合并 k 个排序链表,返回合并后的排序链表。请分析和描述算法的复杂度。
示例:
输入: [ 1->4->5, 1->3->4, 2->6 ] 输出: 1->1->2->3->4->4->5->6
这道题目是合并 k 个已排序的链表,号称 leetcode 目前最难
的链表题。 和之前我们解决的88.merge-sorted-array很像。
他们有两点区别:
-
这道题的数据结构是链表,那道是数组。这个其实不复杂,毕竟都是线性的数据结构。
-
这道题需要合并 k 个元素,那道则只需要合并两个。这个是两题的关键差别,也是这道题难度为
hard
的原因。
因此我们可以看出,这道题目是88.merge-sorted-array
的进阶版本。其实思路也有点像,我们来具体分析下第二条。
如果你熟悉合并排序的话,你会发现它就是合并排序的一部分
。
具体我们可以来看一个动画
(动画来自 https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/61796021 )
- 分治
- 合并排序(merge sort)
代码支持 JavaScript, Python3
JavaScript Code:
/*
* @lc app=leetcode id=23 lang=javascript
*
* [23] Merge k Sorted Lists
*
* https://leetcode.com/problems/merge-k-sorted-lists/description/
*
*/
function mergeTwoLists(l1, l2) {
const dummyHead = {};
let current = dummyHead;
// l1: 1 -> 3 -> 5
// l2: 2 -> 4 -> 6
while (l1 !== null && l2 !== null) {
if (l1.val < l2.val) {
current.next = l1; // 把小的添加到结果链表
current = current.next; // 移动结果链表的指针
l1 = l1.next; // 移动小的那个链表的指针
} else {
current.next = l2;
current = current.next;
l2 = l2.next;
}
}
if (l1 === null) {
current.next = l2;
} else {
current.next = l1;
}
return dummyHead.next;
}
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* function ListNode(val) {
* this.val = val;
* this.next = null;
* }
*/
/**
* @param {ListNode[]} lists
* @return {ListNode}
*/
var mergeKLists = function(lists) {
// 图参考: https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/61796021
if (lists.length === 0) return null;
if (lists.length === 1) return lists[0];
if (lists.length === 2) {
return mergeTwoLists(lists[0], lists[1]);
}
const mid = lists.length >> 1;
const l1 = [];
for (let i = 0; i < mid; i++) {
l1[i] = lists[i];
}
const l2 = [];
for (let i = mid, j = 0; i < lists.length; i++, j++) {
l2[j] = lists[i];
}
return mergeTwoLists(mergeKLists(l1), mergeKLists(l2));
};
Python3 Code:
# Definition for singly-linked list.
# class ListNode:
# def __init__(self, x):
# self.val = x
# self.next = None
class Solution:
def mergeKLists(self, lists: List[ListNode]) -> ListNode:
n = len(lists)
# basic cases
if lenth == 0: return None
if lenth == 1: return lists[0]
if lenth == 2: return self.mergeTwoLists(lists[0], lists[1])
# divide and conqure if not basic cases
mid = n // 2
return self.mergeTwoLists(self.mergeKLists(lists[:mid]), self.mergeKLists(lists[mid:n]))
def mergeTwoLists(self, l1: ListNode, l2: ListNode) -> ListNode:
res = ListNode(0)
c1, c2, c3 = l1, l2, res
while c1 or c2:
if c1 and c2:
if c1.val < c2.val:
c3.next = ListNode(c1.val)
c1 = c1.next
else:
c3.next = ListNode(c2.val)
c2 = c2.next
c3 = c3.next
elif c1:
c3.next = c1
break
else:
c3.next = c2
break
return res.next