import java.util.*;

/*
 * public class ListNode {
 *   int val;
 *   ListNode next = null;
 *   public ListNode(int val) {
 *     this.val = val;
 *   }
 * }
 */

public class Solution {
    /**
     * 代码中的类名、方法名、参数名已经指定,请勿修改,直接返回方法规定的值即可
     *
     *
     * @param lists ListNode类ArrayList
     * @return ListNode类
     */
    public ListNode mergeKLists (ArrayList<ListNode> lists) {
        // write code here
        ListNode p = null;
        for(int i = 0; i< lists.size(); i++) {
            p = merge2(p, lists.get(i));
        }
        return p;
    }

    ListNode merge2(ListNode p1, ListNode p2) {
        if (p1 == null) return p2;
        if (p2 == null) return p1;

        if (p1.val < p2.val) {
            p1.next = merge2(p1.next, p2);
            return p1;
        } else {
            p2.next = merge2(p1, p2.next);
            return p2;
        }
    }

}