Medium
Insertion Sort List — C++
Full explanation · Time O(n^2) · Space O(1)
// Time: O(n^2)
// Space: O(1)
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* struct ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode *next;
* ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(NULL) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
ListNode *insertionSortList(ListNode *head) {
ListNode dummy{numeric_limits<int>::min()};
auto curr = head;
ListNode *position = nullptr;
while (curr) {
position = findInsertPosition(&dummy, curr->val);
ListNode *tmp = curr->next;
curr->next = position->next;
position->next = curr;
curr = tmp;
}
return dummy.next;
}
ListNode* findInsertPosition(ListNode *head, int x) {
ListNode *prev = nullptr;
for (auto curr = head; curr && curr->val <= x;
prev = curr, curr = curr->next);
return prev;
}
};