/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * struct ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     ListNode *next;
 *     ListNode() : val(0), next(nullptr) {}
 *     ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(nullptr) {}
 *     ListNode(int x, ListNode *next) : val(x), next(next) {}
 * };
 */
class Solution {
public:
    ListNode* mergeTwoLists(ListNode* l1, ListNode* l2) {
        ListNode* dummy = new ListNode(0);
        ListNode* cur = dummy;

        while(l1 && l2){
            if((l1->val) < (l2->val) ){
                cur->next = l1;
                l1 = l1->next;
            }
            else{
                cur->next = l2;
                l2 = l2->next;
            }
            cur = cur->next;
        }
        cur->next = l1? l1 : l2;
        ListNode* head = dummy->next;
        delete dummy;
        return head;

    }
};
// TC : O(m+n)
// SC : O(1)