

java
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* public class ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode next;
* ListNode() {}
* ListNode(int val) { this.val = val; }
* ListNode(int val, ListNode next) { this.val = val; this.next = next; }
* }
*/
class Solution {
public ListNode sortList(ListNode head) {
if(head == null || head.next == null){
return head;
}
//计算总长度
int length = 0;
ListNode node = head;
while(node != null){
length++;
node = node.next;
}
ListNode dummy = new ListNode(0);
dummy.next = head;
//步长从1开始,依次翻倍
for(int subLength = 1; subLength < length; subLength *= 2){
ListNode prev = dummy;
ListNode curr = dummy.next;
while(curr != null){
//切第一段
ListNode head1 = curr;
for(int i = 1; i < subLength && curr.next != null; i++){
curr = curr.next;
}
//切第二段
ListNode head2 = curr.next;
curr.next = null;
curr = head2;
for(int i = 1; i < subLength && curr != null && curr.next != null; i++){
curr = curr.next;
}
//找出下一波要切的起点
ListNode next = null;
if(curr != null){
next = curr.next;
curr.next = null;
}
//合并
ListNode merged = merge(head1,head2);
prev.next = merged;
while(prev.next != null){
prev = prev.next;
}
curr = next;
}
}
return dummy.next;
}
//合并两个有序链表
private ListNode merge(ListNode l1, ListNode l2){
ListNode dummy = new ListNode(0);
ListNode curr = dummy;
while(l1 != null && l2 != null){
if(l1.val < l2.val){
curr.next = l1;
l1 = l1.next;
}else{
curr.next = l2;
l2 = l2.next;
}
curr = curr.next;
}
curr.next = l1 != null ? l1 :l2;
return dummy.next;
}
}
1.遍历链表的长度
2.步长从1开始,每次*2
3.切出第一段和第二段用于排序
4.curr走到当前块的末尾
5.next找到下一步的起点
6.合并
7.将合并好的新块与数组连接起来
8.prev指针走到刚合并块的末尾
9.curr到下一波起点