题解 | 单链表的排序

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 head ListNode类 the head node
     * @return ListNode类
     */
    public ListNode sortInList (ListNode head) {
        // write code here
        if (head == null || head.next == null) return head;
        // 使用快慢指针找中点
        ListNode slow = head, fast = head.next;
        while (fast != null && fast.next != null) {
            slow = slow.next;
            fast = fast.next.next;
        }
        // 分割为两个链表
        ListNode newHead = slow.next;
        slow.next = null;
        // 将两链表继续分割
        ListNode left = sortInList(head), right = sortInList(newHead);
        ListNode hair = new ListNode(-1), cur = hair;
        // 归并排序
        while (left != null && right != null) {
            if (left.val < right.val) {
                cur.next = left;
                left = left.next;
            } else {
                cur.next = right;
                right = right.next;
            }
            cur = cur.next;
        }
        cur.next = left == null ? right : left;
        return hair.next;
    }
}