83 lines
1.7 KiB
C
83 lines
1.7 KiB
C
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// Let X = (x1, x2….xn) and Y = (y1, y2….yn) be 2 linked lists. Assume that, in each list,
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// the nodes are in non-decreasing order of the data field values. Write an algorithm to
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// merge two lists to obtain a new linked list Z in which the nodes are also in the non-
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// decreasing order. Following the merge, X and Y do not exist as individual lists. Each
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// node initially in X or Y is now in Z. Do not use additional nodes.
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#include <stdio.h>
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#include <stdlib.h>
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typedef struct node *nodePtr;
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struct node {
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int data;
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nodePtr link;
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};
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nodePtr merge(nodePtr x, nodePtr y)
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{
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nodePtr z, temp;
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if (!x) return y;
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if (!y) return x;
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if (x->data <= y->data) {
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z = x;
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x = x->link;
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} else {
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z = y;
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y = y->link;
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}
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temp = z;
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while (x && y) {
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if (x->data <= y->data) {
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temp->link = x;
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x = x->link;
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} else {
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temp->link = y;
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y = y->link;
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}
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temp = temp->link;
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}
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if (x) temp->link = x;
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if (y) temp->link = y;
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return z;
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}
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void printList(nodePtr head)
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{
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while (head) {
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printf("%d ", head->data);
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head = head->link;
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}
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printf("\n");
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}
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nodePtr createNode(int data)
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{
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nodePtr newNode = (nodePtr)malloc(sizeof(struct node));
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newNode->data = data;
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newNode->link = NULL;
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return newNode;
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}
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int main()
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{
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nodePtr x = createNode(1);
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x->link = createNode(3);
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x->link->link = createNode(5);
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nodePtr y = createNode(2);
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y->link = createNode(4);
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y->link->link = createNode(6);
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printf("List X: ");
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printList(x);
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printf("List Y: ");
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printList(y);
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nodePtr z = merge(x, y);
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printf("Merged list Z: ");
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printList(z);
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return 0;
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}
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