merge-two-sorted-lists.cpp

// Time:  O(n)
// Space: O(1)

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * struct ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     ListNode *next;
 *     ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(NULL) {}
 * };
 */
class Solution {
public:
    ListNode *mergeTwoLists(ListNode *l1, ListNode *l2) {
        ListNode dummy{0};
        auto curr = &dummy;

        while (l1 && l2) {
            if (l1->val <= l2->val) {
                curr->next = l1;
                l1 = l1->next;
            } else {
                curr->next = l2;
                l2 = l2->next;
            }
            curr = curr->next;
        }
        curr->next = l1 ? l1 : l2;

        return dummy.next;
    }
};