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---
layout: page
title: Merge Sorted Linked List (Iterative)
last_solved: 2020-06-26
category: linked list
leetcode_url: https://leetcode.com/problems/merge-two-sorted-lists/
status: Solved
---
- Use dummy node
- First part, compare l1 and l2 and merge
- Second part, just use "if statement" to add the rest of the list if there's still any left (do not use "while loop")
{% highlight python %}
class LinkedListNode:
def __init__(self, val):
self.val = val
self.next = None
def mergeSortedLinkedList(l1, l2):
dummy = ListNode(0)
head = dummy
while l1 and l2 :
if l1.val < l2.val :
dummy.next = l1
l1 = l1.next
else :
dummy.next = l2
l2 = l2.next
dummy = dummy.next
if l1 :
dummy.next = l1
elif l2 :
dummy.next = l2
return head.next
l1 = LinkedListNode(1)
l1.next = LinkedListNode(2)
l1.next.next = LinkedListNode(4)
l2 = LinkedListNode(1)
l2.next = LinkedListNode(3)
l2.next = LinkedListNode(4)
mergeSortedLinkedList()
{% endhighlight %}