Merge two sorted linked lists and return it as a new list. The new list should be made by splicing together the nodes of the first two lists.
Input: 1->2->4, 1->3->4
Output: 1->1->2->3->4->4
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* function ListNode(val) {
* this.val = val;
* this.next = null;
* }
*/
/**
* @param {ListNode} l1
* @param {ListNode} l2
* @return {ListNode}
*/
var mergeTwoLists = function(l1, l2) {
var l3 = new ListNode(null); //create dummy node to get started
var prev = l3;
while(l1 && l2){
if(l1.val <= l2.val){
prev.next = l1;
l1 = l1.next;
}else{
prev.next = l2;
l2 = l2.next;
}
prev = prev.next;
}
prev.next = l1 || l2;
// -> if (!l1) { prev.next = l2;} -> if (!l2) { prev.next = l1;}
return l3.next;
};