/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * public class ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     ListNode next;
 *     ListNode(int x) {
 *         val = x;
 *         next = null;
 *     }
 * }
 */
public class Solution {
    public ListNode mergeKLists(ArrayList<ListNode> lists) {
        if(lists==null||lists.size()==0){
            return null;
        }
        
        
        PriorityQueue<ListNode> queue=new PriorityQueue<ListNode>(lists.size(),new Comparator<ListNode>(){
            @Override
            public int compare(ListNode o1,ListNode o2){
                return o1.val<o2.val?-1:o1.val==o2.val?0:1;
            }
        });
        
        //新建一个头结点
        ListNode newhead=new ListNode(0);
        ListNode newtail=newhead;
        
        //把list中的第一个node依次加入优先级队列
        for(ListNode tempnode:lists){
            if(tempnode!=null){
                queue.add(tempnode);
            }
        }
        while(!queue.isEmpty()){
            newtail.next=queue.poll();
            newtail=newtail.next;
            //如果该条链表后续还有结点,添加进优先级队列
            if(newtail.next!=null){
                queue.add(newtail.next);
            }
        }
        return newhead.next;
    }
}