Given a doubly linked list, write a function to sort the doubly linked list in increasing order using merge sort.
For example the following doubly linked list should be changed to {2, 4, 8, 10}.
Merge sort for singly linked list is already discussed. The important change here is to modify the previous pointers also when merging two lists.
Below is the implementation of merge sort for doubly linked list.
// C++ program for merge sort on doubly linked list #include <bits/stdc++.h> using namespace std;
class Node
{ public :
int data;
Node *next, *prev;
}; Node *split(Node *head); // Function to merge two linked lists Node *merge(Node *first, Node *second) { // If first linked list is empty
if (!first)
return second;
// If second linked list is empty
if (!second)
return first;
// Pick the smaller value
if (first->data < second->data)
{
first->next = merge(first->next,second);
first->next->prev = first;
first->prev = NULL;
return first;
}
else
{
second->next = merge(first,second->next);
second->next->prev = second;
second->prev = NULL;
return second;
}
} // Function to do merge sort Node *mergeSort(Node *head) { if (!head || !head->next)
return head;
Node *second = split(head);
// Recur for left and right halves
head = mergeSort(head);
second = mergeSort(second);
// Merge the two sorted halves
return merge(head,second);
} // A utility function to insert a new node at the // beginning of doubly linked list void insert(Node **head, int data)
{ Node *temp = new Node();
temp->data = data;
temp->next = temp->prev = NULL;
if (!(*head))
(*head) = temp;
else
{
temp->next = *head;
(*head)->prev = temp;
(*head) = temp;
}
} // A utility function to print a doubly linked list in // both forward and backward directions void print(Node *head)
{ Node *temp = head;
cout<< "Forward Traversal using next pointer\n" ;
while (head)
{
cout << head->data << " " ;
temp = head;
head = head->next;
}
cout << "\nBackward Traversal using prev pointer\n" ;
while (temp)
{
cout << temp->data << " " ;
temp = temp->prev;
}
} // Utility function to swap two integers void swap( int *A, int *B)
{ int temp = *A;
*A = *B;
*B = temp;
} // Split a doubly linked list (DLL) into 2 DLLs of // half sizes Node *split(Node *head) { Node *fast = head,*slow = head;
while (fast->next && fast->next->next)
{
fast = fast->next->next;
slow = slow->next;
}
Node *temp = slow->next;
slow->next = NULL;
return temp;
} // Driver program int main( void )
{ Node *head = NULL;
insert(&head, 5);
insert(&head, 20);
insert(&head, 4);
insert(&head, 3);
insert(&head, 30);
insert(&head, 10);
head = mergeSort(head);
cout << "Linked List after sorting\n" ;
print(head);
return 0;
} // This is code is contributed by rathbhupendra |
// C program for merge sort on doubly linked list #include<stdio.h> #include<stdlib.h> struct Node
{ int data;
struct Node *next, *prev;
}; struct Node *split( struct Node *head);
// Function to merge two linked lists struct Node *merge( struct Node *first, struct Node *second)
{ // If first linked list is empty
if (!first)
return second;
// If second linked list is empty
if (!second)
return first;
// Pick the smaller value
if (first->data < second->data)
{
first->next = merge(first->next,second);
first->next->prev = first;
first->prev = NULL;
return first;
}
else
{
second->next = merge(first,second->next);
second->next->prev = second;
second->prev = NULL;
return second;
}
} // Function to do merge sort struct Node *mergeSort( struct Node *head)
{ if (!head || !head->next)
return head;
struct Node *second = split(head);
// Recur for left and right halves
head = mergeSort(head);
second = mergeSort(second);
// Merge the two sorted halves
return merge(head,second);
} // A utility function to insert a new node at the // beginning of doubly linked list void insert( struct Node **head, int data)
{ struct Node *temp =
( struct Node *) malloc ( sizeof ( struct Node));
temp->data = data;
temp->next = temp->prev = NULL;
if (!(*head))
(*head) = temp;
else
{
temp->next = *head;
(*head)->prev = temp;
(*head) = temp;
}
} // A utility function to print a doubly linked list in // both forward and backward directions void print( struct Node *head)
{ struct Node *temp = head;
printf ( "Forward Traversal using next pointer\n" );
while (head)
{
printf ( "%d " ,head->data);
temp = head;
head = head->next;
}
printf ( "\nBackward Traversal using prev pointer\n" );
while (temp)
{
printf ( "%d " , temp->data);
temp = temp->prev;
}
} // Utility function to swap two integers void swap( int *A, int *B)
{ int temp = *A;
*A = *B;
*B = temp;
} // Split a doubly linked list (DLL) into 2 DLLs of // half sizes struct Node *split( struct Node *head)
{ struct Node *fast = head,*slow = head;
while (fast->next && fast->next->next)
{
fast = fast->next->next;
slow = slow->next;
}
struct Node *temp = slow->next;
slow->next = NULL;
return temp;
} // Driver program int main( void )
{ struct Node *head = NULL;
insert(&head,5);
insert(&head,20);
insert(&head,4);
insert(&head,3);
insert(&head,30);
insert(&head,10);
head = mergeSort(head);
printf ( "\n\nLinked List after sorting\n" );
print(head);
return 0;
} |
// Java program to implement merge sort in singly linked // list Linked List Class import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
public class LinkedList {
static Node head; // head of list
/* Node Class */
static class Node {
int data;
Node next, prev;
// Constructor to create a new node
Node( int d)
{
data = d;
next = prev = null ;
}
}
void print(Node node)
{
Node temp = node;
System.out.println(
"Forward Traversal using next pointer" );
while (node != null ) {
System.out.print(node.data + " " );
temp = node;
node = node.next;
}
System.out.println(
"\nBackward Traversal using prev pointer" );
while (temp != null ) {
System.out.print(temp.data + " " );
temp = temp.prev;
}
}
// Split a doubly linked list (DLL) into 2 DLLs of
// half sizes
Node split(Node head)
{
Node fast = head, slow = head;
while (fast.next != null
&& fast.next.next != null ) {
fast = fast.next.next;
slow = slow.next;
}
Node temp = slow.next;
slow.next = null ;
return temp;
}
Node mergeSort(Node node)
{
if (node == null || node.next == null ) {
return node;
}
Node second = split(node);
// Recur for left and right halves
node = mergeSort(node);
second = mergeSort(second);
// Merge the two sorted halves
return merge(node, second);
}
// Function to merge two linked lists
Node merge(Node first, Node second)
{
// If first linked list is empty
if (first == null ) {
return second;
}
// If second linked list is empty
if (second == null ) {
return first;
}
// Pick the smaller value
if (first.data < second.data) {
first.next = merge(first.next, second);
first.next.prev = first;
first.prev = null ;
return first;
}
else {
second.next = merge(first, second.next);
second.next.prev = second;
second.prev = null ;
return second;
}
}
// Driver program to test above functions
public static void main(String[] args)
{
LinkedList list = new LinkedList();
list.head = new Node( 10 );
list.head.next = new Node( 30 );
list.head.next.next = new Node( 3 );
list.head.next.next.next = new Node( 4 );
list.head.next.next.next.next = new Node( 20 );
list.head.next.next.next.next.next = new Node( 5 );
Node node = null ;
node = list.mergeSort(head);
System.out.println( "Linked list after sorting :" );
list.print(node);
}
} // This code has been contributed by Mayank Jaiswal |
# Program for merge sort on doubly linked list # A node of the doubly linked list class Node:
# Constructor to create a new node
def __init__( self , data):
self .data = data
self . next = None
self .prev = None
class DoublyLinkedList:
# Constructor for empty Doubly Linked List
def __init__( self ):
self .head = None
# Function to merge two linked list
def merge( self , first, second):
# If first linked list is empty
if first is None :
return second
# If second linked list is empty
if second is None :
return first
# Pick the smaller value
if first.data < second.data:
first. next = self .merge(first. next , second)
first. next .prev = first
first.prev = None return first
else :
second. next = self .merge(first, second. next )
second. next .prev = second
second.prev = None
return second
# Function to do merge sort
def mergeSort( self , tempHead):
if tempHead is None :
return tempHead
if tempHead. next is None :
return tempHead
second = self .split(tempHead)
# Recur for left and right halves
tempHead = self .mergeSort(tempHead)
second = self .mergeSort(second)
# Merge the two sorted halves
return self .merge(tempHead, second)
# Split the doubly linked list (DLL) into two DLLs
# of half sizes
def split( self , tempHead):
fast = slow = tempHead
while ( True ):
if fast. next is None :
break
if fast. next . next is None :
break
fast = fast. next . next
slow = slow. next
temp = slow. next
slow. next = None
return temp
# Given a reference to the head of a list and an
# integer,inserts a new node on the front of list
def push( self , new_data):
# 1. Allocates node
# 2. Put the data in it
new_node = Node(new_data)
# 3. Make next of new node as head and
# previous as None (already None)
new_node. next = self .head
# 4. change prev of head node to new_node
if self .head is not None :
self .head.prev = new_node
# 5. move the head to point to the new node
self .head = new_node
def printList( self , node):
temp = node
print ( "Forward Traversal using next pointer" )
while (node is not None ):
print (node.data,end = " " )
temp = node
node = node. next
print ( "\nBackward Traversal using prev pointer" )
while (temp):
print (temp.data,end = " " )
temp = temp.prev
# Driver program to test the above functions dll = DoublyLinkedList()
dll.push( 5 )
dll.push( 20 );
dll.push( 4 );
dll.push( 3 );
dll.push( 30 )
dll.push( 10 );
dll.head = dll.mergeSort(dll.head)
print ( "Linked List after sorting" )
dll.printList(dll.head) # This code is contributed by Nikhil Kumar Singh(nickzuck_007) |
// C# program to implement merge // sort in singly linked list using System;
// Linked List Class public class LinkedList
{ Node head; // head of list
/* Node Class */
class Node
{
public int data;
public Node next, prev;
// Constructor to create a new node
public Node( int d)
{
data = d;
next = prev = null ;
}
}
void print(Node node)
{
Node temp = node;
Console.WriteLine( "Forward Traversal" +
"using next pointer" );
while (node != null )
{
Console.Write(node.data + " " );
temp = node;
node = node.next;
}
Console.WriteLine( "\nBackward Traversal" +
"using prev pointer" );
while (temp != null )
{
Console.Write(temp.data + " " );
temp = temp.prev;
}
}
// Split a doubly linked list (DLL)
// into 2 DLLs of half sizes
Node split(Node head)
{
Node fast = head, slow = head;
while (fast.next != null &&
fast.next.next != null )
{
fast = fast.next.next;
slow = slow.next;
}
Node temp = slow.next;
slow.next = null ;
return temp;
}
Node mergeSort(Node node)
{
if (node == null || node.next == null )
{
return node;
}
Node second = split(node);
// Recur for left and right halves
node = mergeSort(node);
second = mergeSort(second);
// Merge the two sorted halves
return merge(node, second);
}
// Function to merge two linked lists
Node merge(Node first, Node second)
{
// If first linked list is empty
if (first == null ) {
return second;
}
// If second linked list is empty
if (second == null )
{
return first;
}
// Pick the smaller value
if (first.data < second.data)
{
first.next = merge(first.next, second);
first.next.prev = first;
first.prev = null ;
return first;
}
else
{
second.next = merge(first, second.next);
second.next.prev = second;
second.prev = null ;
return second;
}
}
// Driver code
public static void Main(String[] args)
{
LinkedList list = new LinkedList();
list.head = new Node(10);
list.head.next = new Node(30);
list.head.next.next = new Node(3);
list.head.next.next.next = new Node(4);
list.head.next.next.next.next = new Node(20);
list.head.next.next.next.next.next = new Node(5);
Node node = null ;
node = list.mergeSort(list.head);
Console.WriteLine( "Linked list after sorting :" );
list.print(node);
}
} // This code is contributed by 29AjayKumar |
<script> // javascript program to implement merge sort in singly linked list // Linked List Class var head ; // head of list
/* Node Class */
class Node {
// Constructor to create a new node
constructor(d) {
this .data = d;
this .next = this .prev = null ;
}
}
function print( node) {
temp = node;
document.write( "Forward Traversal using next pointer<br/>" );
while (node != null ) {
document.write(node.data + " " );
temp = node;
node = node.next;
}
document.write( "<br/>Backward Traversal using prev pointer<br/>" );
while (temp != null ) {
document.write(temp.data + " " );
temp = temp.prev;
}
}
// Split a doubly linked list (DLL) into 2 DLLs of
// half sizes
function split( head) {
fast = head, slow = head;
while (fast.next != null && fast.next.next != null ) {
fast = fast.next.next;
slow = slow.next;
}
temp = slow.next;
slow.next = null ;
return temp;
}
function mergeSort( node) {
if (node == null || node.next == null ) {
return node;
}
var second = split(node);
// Recur for left and right halves
node = mergeSort(node);
second = mergeSort(second);
// Merge the two sorted halves
return merge(node, second);
}
// Function to merge two linked lists
function merge( first, second) {
// If first linked list is empty
if (first == null ) {
return second;
}
// If second linked list is empty
if (second == null ) {
return first;
}
// Pick the smaller value
if (first.data < second.data) {
first.next = merge(first.next, second);
first.next.prev = first;
first.prev = null ;
return first;
} else {
second.next = merge(first, second.next);
second.next.prev = second;
second.prev = null ;
return second;
}
}
// Driver program to test above functions
head = new Node(10);
head.next = new Node(30);
head.next.next = new Node(3);
head.next.next.next = new Node(4);
head.next.next.next.next = new Node(20);
head.next.next.next.next.next = new Node(5);
node = null ;
node = mergeSort(head);
document.write( "Linked list after sorting :<br/>" );
print(node);
// This code is contributed by umadevi9616 </script> |
Linked List after sorting Forward Traversal using next pointer 3 4 5 10 20 30 Backward Traversal using prev pointer 30 20 10 5 4 3
Thanks to Goku for providing above implementation in a comment here.
Time Complexity: Time complexity of the above implementation is same as time complexity of MergeSort for arrays. It takes Θ(nLogn) time.
Auxiliary Space: O(1). We are only using constant amount of extra space.
You may also like to see QuickSort for doubly linked list