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 
     * @param x int整型 
     * @return ListNode类
     */
    public ListNode cow_partition (ListNode head, int x) {
        // write code here
        ListNode small = new ListNode(0), big = new ListNode(0), sp = small, bp = big, cur = head;
        while (cur != null) {
            if (cur.val < x) {
                sp.next = cur;
                sp = sp.next;
            } else {
                bp.next = cur;
                bp = bp.next;
            }
            cur = cur.next;
        }
        bp.next = null;
        sp.next = big.next;
        return small.next;
    }
}
  • 分别定义一小一大两个哨兵节点small、big,以及指向这两个哨兵节点的指针 sp、bp,用于遍历原链表的指针 cur
  • 借助 cur、sp、bp 将原链表分隔成一小一大两部分
  • 最后将节点值较小的链表和节点值较大的链表连接起来
  • 返回结果 small.next