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23. Merge k Sorted Lists

Merge k sorted linked lists and return it as one sorted list. Analyze and describe its complexity.

Example:

Input:
[
  1->4->5,
  1->3->4,
  2->6
]
Output: 1->1->2->3->4->4->5->6

思路分析

优先队列是最优解,退而求其次,可以考虑使用分治。

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public ListNode mergeKLists(ListNode[] lists) {
  PriorityQueue<ListNode> heap = new PriorityQueue<>((l1, l2) -> l1.val - l2.val);
  for (ListNode l : lists) {
    if (Objects.nonNull(l)) {
      heap.add(l);
    }
  }
  ListNode dummy = new ListNode();
  ListNode curr = dummy;
  while (!heap.isEmpty()) {
    ListNode node = heap.poll();
    curr.next = node;
    curr = curr.next;
    if (Objects.nonNull(node.next)) {
      heap.add(node.next);
    }
  }
  return dummy.next;
}

/**
 * Runtime: 40 ms, faster than 20.21% of Java online submissions for Merge k Sorted Lists.
 *
 * Memory Usage: 39.6 MB, less than 74.87% of Java online submissions for Merge k Sorted Lists.
 */
public ListNode mergeKLists1(ListNode[] lists) {
  PriorityQueue<ListNode> queue = new PriorityQueue<>(Comparator.comparingInt(o -> o.val));
  for (ListNode list : lists) {
    if (Objects.nonNull(list)) {
      queue.add(list);
    }
  }

  ListNode result = null;
  ListNode tail = null;
  for (ListNode node = queue.poll(); Objects.nonNull(node); ) {
    if (Objects.isNull(result)) {
      result = node;
    }
    ListNode next = node.next;
    if (Objects.nonNull(next)) {
      queue.add(next);
    }
    if (Objects.nonNull(tail)) {
      tail.next = node;
    }
    tail = node;
    node = queue.poll();
  }

  return result;
}
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public ListNode mergeKLists(ListNode[] lists) {
  if (Objects.isNull(lists) || lists.length == 0) {
    return null;
  }
  PriorityQueue<ListNode> queue = new PriorityQueue<>(Comparator.comparingInt(o -> o.val));
  for (ListNode node : lists) {
    if (node != null) {
      queue.offer(node);
    }
  }
  ListNode dummy = new ListNode();
  ListNode cur = dummy;
  while (!queue.isEmpty()) {
    ListNode node = queue.poll();
    cur.next = node;
    cur = cur.next;
    if (node.next != null) {
      queue.offer(node.next);
    }
  }
  return dummy.next;
}