0021. Merge Two Sorted Lists.md

Iterative

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * function ListNode(val, next) {
 *     this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
 *     this.next = (next===undefined ? null : next)
 * }
 */
/**
 * @param {ListNode} list1
 * @param {ListNode} list2
 * @return {ListNode}
 */
var mergeTwoLists = function(list1, list2) {
    let dummy = new ListNode(0);
    let current = dummy;
  
  while (list1 && list2) {
    if (list1.val < list2.val) {
      current.next = list1;
      list1 = list1.next;
    } else {
      current.next = list2;
      list2 = list2.next;
    }
    current = current.next;
  }
  
  if (list1) {
    current.next = list1;
  } else {
    current.next = list2;
  }
  
  return dummy.next;
};

Recursion

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * function ListNode(val, next) {
 *     this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
 *     this.next = (next===undefined ? null : next)
 * }
 */
/**
 * @param {ListNode} list1
 * @param {ListNode} list2
 * @return {ListNode}
 */
var mergeTwoLists = function(list1, list2) {
    if(list1 === null) return list2;
    if(list2 === null) return list1;
    
    if(list1.val < list2.val) {
        list1.next = mergeTwoLists(list1.next, list2);
        return list1;
    } else {
        list2.next = mergeTwoLists(list1, list2.next);
        return list2;
    }
};