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Given a Singly Linked List which has data members sorted in ascending order. Construct a Balanced Binary Search Tree which has same data members as the given Linked List. 
Examples: 
 

Input:  Linked List 1->2->3
Output: A Balanced BST 
     2   
   /  \  
  1    3 


Input: Linked List 1->2->3->4->5->6->7
Output: A Balanced BST
        4
      /   \
     2     6
   /  \   / \
  1   3  5   7  

Input: Linked List 1->2->3->4
Output: A Balanced BST
      3   
    /  \  
   2    4 
 / 
1

Input:  Linked List 1->2->3->4->5->6
Output: A Balanced BST
      4   
    /   \  
   2     6 
 /  \   / 
1   3  5   

Method 1 (Simple) 
Following is a simple algorithm where we first find the middle node of the list and make it the root of the tree to be constructed. 
 

1) Get the Middle of the linked list and make it root.
2) Recursively do same for the left half and right half.
       a) Get the middle of the left half and make it left child of the root
          created in step 1.
       b) Get the middle of right half and make it the right child of the
          root created in step 1.
 

Time complexity: O(nLogn) where n is the number of nodes in Linked List.
Method 2 (Tricky) 
Method 1 constructs the tree from root to leaves. In this method, we construct from leaves to root. The idea is to insert nodes in BST in the same order as they appear in Linked List so that the tree can be constructed in O(n) time complexity. We first count the number of nodes in the given Linked List. Let the count be n. After counting nodes, we take left n/2 nodes and recursively construct the left subtree. After left subtree is constructed, we allocate memory for root and link the left subtree with root. Finally, we recursively construct the right subtree and link it with root. 
While constructing the BST, we also keep moving the list head pointer to next so that we have the appropriate pointer in each recursive call.
 

Recommended Practice

Following is implementation of method 2. The main code which creates Balanced BST is highlighted. 
 

C++




// C++ implementation of above approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
/* Link list node */
class LNode
{
    public:
    int data;
    LNode* next;
};
 
/* A Binary Tree node */
class TNode
{
    public:
    int data;
    TNode* left;
    TNode* right;
};
 
TNode* newNode(int data);
int countLNodes(LNode *head);
TNode* sortedListToBSTRecur(LNode **head_ref, int n);
 
 
/* This function counts the number of
nodes in Linked List and then calls
sortedListToBSTRecur() to construct BST */
TNode* sortedListToBST(LNode *head)
{
    /*Count the number of nodes in Linked List */
    int n = countLNodes(head);
 
    /* Construct BST */
    return sortedListToBSTRecur(&head, n);
}
 
/* The main function that constructs
balanced BST and returns root of it.
head_ref --> Pointer to pointer to
head node of linked list n --> No.
of nodes in Linked List */
TNode* sortedListToBSTRecur(LNode **head_ref, int n)
{
    /* Base Case */
    if (n <= 0)
        return NULL;
 
    /* Recursively construct the left subtree */
    TNode *left = sortedListToBSTRecur(head_ref, n/2);
 
    /* Allocate memory for root, and
    link the above constructed left
    subtree with root */
    TNode *root = newNode((*head_ref)->data);
    root->left = left;
 
    /* Change head pointer of Linked List
    for parent recursive calls */
    *head_ref = (*head_ref)->next;
 
    /* Recursively construct the right
        subtree and link it with root
        The number of nodes in right subtree
        is total nodes - nodes in
        left subtree - 1 (for root) which is n-n/2-1*/
    root->right = sortedListToBSTRecur(head_ref, n - n / 2 - 1);
 
    return root;
}
 
 
 
/* UTILITY FUNCTIONS */
 
/* A utility function that returns
count of nodes in a given Linked List */
int countLNodes(LNode *head)
{
    int count = 0;
    LNode *temp = head;
    while(temp)
    {
        temp = temp->next;
        count++;
    }
    return count;
}
 
/* Function to insert a node
at the beginning of the linked list */
void push(LNode** head_ref, int new_data)
{
    /* allocate node */
    LNode* new_node = new LNode();
     
    /* put in the data */
    new_node->data = new_data;
 
    /* link the old list of the new node */
    new_node->next = (*head_ref);
 
    /* move the head to point to the new node */
    (*head_ref) = new_node;
}
 
/* Function to print nodes in a given linked list */
void printList(LNode *node)
{
    while(node!=NULL)
    {
        cout << node->data << " ";
        node = node->next;
    }
}
 
/* Helper function that allocates a new node with the
given data and NULL left and right pointers. */
TNode* newNode(int data)
{
    TNode* node = new TNode();
    node->data = data;
    node->left = NULL;
    node->right = NULL;
 
    return node;
}
 
/* A utility function to
print preorder traversal of BST */
void preOrder(TNode* node)
{
    if (node == NULL)
        return;
    cout<<node->data<<" ";
    preOrder(node->left);
    preOrder(node->right);
}
 
/* Driver code*/
int main()
{
    /* Start with the empty list */
    LNode* head = NULL;
 
    /* Let us create a sorted linked list to test the functions
    Created linked list will be 1->2->3->4->5->6->7 */
    push(&head, 7);
    push(&head, 6);
    push(&head, 5);
    push(&head, 4);
    push(&head, 3);
    push(&head, 2);
    push(&head, 1);
 
    cout<<"Given Linked List ";
    printList(head);
 
    /* Convert List to BST */
    TNode *root = sortedListToBST(head);
    cout<<"\nPreOrder Traversal of constructed BST ";
    preOrder(root);
 
    return 0;
}
 
// This code is contributed by rathbhupendra


C




#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
 
/* Link list node */
struct LNode
{
    int data;
    struct LNode* next;
};
 
/* A Binary Tree node */
struct TNode
{
    int data;
    struct TNode* left;
    struct TNode* right;
};
 
struct TNode* newNode(int data);
int countLNodes(struct LNode *head);
struct TNode* sortedListToBSTRecur(struct LNode **head_ref, int n);
 
 
/* This function counts the number of nodes in Linked List and then calls
   sortedListToBSTRecur() to construct BST */
struct TNode* sortedListToBST(struct LNode *head)
{
    /*Count the number of nodes in Linked List */
    int n = countLNodes(head);
 
    /* Construct BST */
    return sortedListToBSTRecur(&head, n);
}
 
/* The main function that constructs balanced BST and returns root of it.
       head_ref -->  Pointer to pointer to head node of linked list
       n  --> No. of nodes in Linked List */
struct TNode* sortedListToBSTRecur(struct LNode **head_ref, int n)
{
    /* Base Case */
    if (n <= 0)
        return NULL;
 
    /* Recursively construct the left subtree */
    struct TNode *left = sortedListToBSTRecur(head_ref, n/2);
 
    /* Allocate memory for root, and link the above constructed left
       subtree with root */
    struct TNode *root = newNode((*head_ref)->data);
    root->left = left;
 
    /* Change head pointer of Linked List for parent recursive calls */
    *head_ref = (*head_ref)->next;
 
    /* Recursively construct the right subtree and link it with root
      The number of nodes in right subtree  is total nodes - nodes in
      left subtree - 1 (for root) which is n-n/2-1*/
    root->right = sortedListToBSTRecur(head_ref, n-n/2-1);
 
    return root;
}
 
 
 
/* UTILITY FUNCTIONS */
 
/* A utility function that returns count of nodes in a given Linked List */
int countLNodes(struct LNode *head)
{
    int count = 0;
    struct LNode *temp = head;
    while(temp)
    {
        temp = temp->next;
        count++;
    }
    return count;
}
 
/* Function to insert a node at the beginning of the linked list */
void push(struct LNode** head_ref, int new_data)
{
    /* allocate node */
    struct LNode* new_node =
        (struct LNode*) malloc(sizeof(struct LNode));
    /* put in the data  */
    new_node->data  = new_data;
 
    /* link the old list of the new node */
    new_node->next = (*head_ref);
 
    /* move the head to point to the new node */
    (*head_ref)    = new_node;
}
 
/* Function to print nodes in a given linked list */
void printList(struct LNode *node)
{
    while(node!=NULL)
    {
        printf("%d ", node->data);
        node = node->next;
    }
}
 
/* Helper function that allocates a new node with the
   given data and NULL left and right pointers. */
struct TNode* newNode(int data)
{
    struct TNode* node = (struct TNode*)
                         malloc(sizeof(struct TNode));
    node->data = data;
    node->left = NULL;
    node->right = NULL;
 
    return node;
}
 
/* A utility function to print preorder traversal of BST */
void preOrder(struct TNode* node)
{
    if (node == NULL)
        return;
    printf("%d ", node->data);
    preOrder(node->left);
    preOrder(node->right);
}
 
/* Driver program to test above functions*/
int main()
{
    /* Start with the empty list */
    struct LNode* head = NULL;
 
    /* Let us create a sorted linked list to test the functions
     Created linked list will be 1->2->3->4->5->6->7 */
    push(&head, 7);
    push(&head, 6);
    push(&head, 5);
    push(&head, 4);
    push(&head, 3);
    push(&head, 2);
    push(&head, 1);
 
    printf("\n Given Linked List ");
    printList(head);
 
    /* Convert List to BST */
    struct TNode *root = sortedListToBST(head);
    printf("\n PreOrder Traversal of constructed BST ");
    preOrder(root);
 
    return 0;
}


Java




class LinkedList {
 
    /* head node of link list */
    static LNode head;
     
    /* Link list Node */
    class LNode
    {
        int data;
        LNode next, prev;
 
        LNode(int d)
        {
            data = d;
            next = prev = null;
        }
    }
     
    /* A Binary Tree Node */
    class TNode
    {
        int data;
        TNode left, right;
 
        TNode(int d)
        {
            data = d;
            left = right = null;
        }
    }
 
    /* This function counts the number of nodes in Linked List
       and then calls sortedListToBSTRecur() to construct BST */
    TNode sortedListToBST()
    {
        /*Count the number of nodes in Linked List */
        int n = countNodes(head);
 
        /* Construct BST */
        return sortedListToBSTRecur(n);
    }
 
    /* The main function that constructs balanced BST and
       returns root of it.
       n  --> No. of nodes in the Doubly Linked List */
    TNode sortedListToBSTRecur(int n)
    {
        /* Base Case */
        if (n <= 0)
            return null;
 
        /* Recursively construct the left subtree */
        TNode left = sortedListToBSTRecur(n / 2);
 
        /* head_ref now refers to middle node,
           make middle node as root of BST*/
        TNode root = new TNode(head.data);
 
        // Set pointer to left subtree
        root.left = left;
 
        /* Change head pointer of Linked List for parent
           recursive calls */
        head = head.next;
 
        /* Recursively construct the right subtree and link it
           with root. The number of nodes in right subtree  is
           total nodes - nodes in left subtree - 1 (for root) */
        root.right = sortedListToBSTRecur(n - n / 2 - 1);
 
        return root;
    }
 
    /* UTILITY FUNCTIONS */
    /* A utility function that returns count of nodes in a
       given Linked List */
    int countNodes(LNode head)
    {
        int count = 0;
        LNode temp = head;
        while (temp != null)
        {
            temp = temp.next;
            count++;
        }
        return count;
    }
 
    /* Function to insert a node at the beginning of
       the Doubly Linked List */
    void push(int new_data)
    {
        /* allocate node */
        LNode new_node = new LNode(new_data);
 
        /* since we are adding at the beginning,
           prev is always NULL */
        new_node.prev = null;
 
        /* link the old list of the new node */
        new_node.next = head;
 
        /* change prev of head node to new node */
        if (head != null)
            head.prev = new_node;
 
        /* move the head to point to the new node */
        head = new_node;
    }
 
    /* Function to print nodes in a given linked list */
    void printList(LNode node)
    {
        while (node != null)
        {
            System.out.print(node.data + " ");
            node = node.next;
        }
    }
 
    /* A utility function to print preorder traversal of BST */
    void preOrder(TNode node)
    {
        if (node == null)
            return;
        System.out.print(node.data + " ");
        preOrder(node.left);
        preOrder(node.right);
    }
 
    /* Driver program to test above functions */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        LinkedList llist = new LinkedList();
 
        /* Let us create a sorted linked list to test the functions
           Created linked list will be 7->6->5->4->3->2->1 */
        llist.push(7);
        llist.push(6);
        llist.push(5);
        llist.push(4);
        llist.push(3);
        llist.push(2);
        llist.push(1);
 
        System.out.println("Given Linked List ");
        llist.printList(head);
 
        /* Convert List to BST */
        TNode root = llist.sortedListToBST();
        System.out.println("");
        System.out.println("Pre-Order Traversal of constructed BST ");
        llist.preOrder(root);
    }
}
 
// This code has been contributed by Mayank Jaiswal(mayank_24)


Python3




# Python3 implementation of above approach
 
# Link list node
class LNode :
    def __init__(self):
        self.data = None
        self.next = None
 
# A Binary Tree node
class TNode :
    def __init__(self):
        self.data = None
        self.left = None
        self.right = None
 
head = None
 
# This function counts the number of
# nodes in Linked List and then calls
# sortedListToBSTRecur() to construct BST
def sortedListToBST():
    global head
     
    # Count the number of nodes in Linked List
    n = countLNodes(head)
 
    # Construct BST
    return sortedListToBSTRecur(n)
 
# The main function that constructs
# balanced BST and returns root of it.
# head -. Pointer to pointer to
# head node of linked list n -. No.
# of nodes in Linked List
def sortedListToBSTRecur( n) :
    global head
     
    # Base Case
    if (n <= 0) :
        return None
 
    # Recursively construct the left subtree
    left = sortedListToBSTRecur( int(n/2))
 
    # Allocate memory for root, and
    # link the above constructed left
    # subtree with root
    root = newNode((head).data)
    root.left = left
 
    # Change head pointer of Linked List
    # for parent recursive calls
    head = (head).next
 
    # Recursively construct the right
    # subtree and link it with root
    # The number of nodes in right subtree
    # is total nodes - nodes in
    # left subtree - 1 (for root) which is n-n/2-1
    root.right = sortedListToBSTRecur( n - int(n/2) - 1)
 
    return root
 
# UTILITY FUNCTIONS
 
# A utility function that returns
# count of nodes in a given Linked List
def countLNodes(head) :
 
    count = 0
    temp = head
    while(temp != None):
     
        temp = temp.next
        count = count + 1
     
    return count
 
# Function to insert a node
#at the beginning of the linked list
def push(head, new_data) :
 
    # allocate node
    new_node = LNode()
     
    # put in the data
    new_node.data = new_data
 
    # link the old list of the new node
    new_node.next = (head)
 
    # move the head to point to the new node
    (head) = new_node
    return head
 
 
# Function to print nodes in a given linked list
def printList(node):
 
    while(node != None):
     
        print( node.data ,end= " ")
        node = node.next
     
# Helper function that allocates a new node with the
# given data and None left and right pointers.
def newNode(data) :
 
    node = TNode()
    node.data = data
    node.left = None
    node.right = None
 
    return node
 
# A utility function to
# print preorder traversal of BST
def preOrder( node) :
 
    if (node == None) :
        return
    print(node.data, end = " " )
    preOrder(node.left)
    preOrder(node.right)
 
# Driver code
 
# Start with the empty list
head = None
 
# Let us create a sorted linked list to test the functions
# Created linked list will be 1.2.3.4.5.6.7
head = push(head, 7)
head = push(head, 6)
head = push(head, 5)
head = push(head, 4)
head = push(head, 3)
head = push(head, 2)
head = push(head, 1)
 
print("Given Linked List " )
printList(head)
 
# Convert List to BST
root = sortedListToBST()
print("\nPreOrder Traversal of constructed BST ")
preOrder(root)
 
# This code is contributed by Arnab Kundu


C#




// C# implementation of above approach
using System;
     
public class LinkedList
{
 
    /* head node of link list */
    static LNode head;
     
    /* Link list Node */
    class LNode
    {
        public int data;
        public LNode next, prev;
 
        public LNode(int d)
        {
            data = d;
            next = prev = null;
        }
    }
     
    /* A Binary Tree Node */
    class TNode
    {
        public int data;
        public TNode left, right;
 
        public TNode(int d)
        {
            data = d;
            left = right = null;
        }
    }
 
    /* This function counts the number
    of nodes in Linked List and then calls
      sortedListToBSTRecur() to construct BST */
    TNode sortedListToBST()
    {
        /*Count the number of nodes in Linked List */
        int n = countNodes(head);
 
        /* Construct BST */
        return sortedListToBSTRecur(n);
    }
 
    /* The main function that constructs
     balanced BST and returns root of it.
    n --> No. of nodes in the Doubly Linked List */
    TNode sortedListToBSTRecur(int n)
    {
        /* Base Case */
        if (n <= 0)
            return null;
 
        /* Recursively construct the left subtree */
        TNode left = sortedListToBSTRecur(n / 2);
 
        /* head_ref now refers to middle node,
        make middle node as root of BST*/
        TNode root = new TNode(head.data);
 
        // Set pointer to left subtree
        root.left = left;
 
        /* Change head pointer of Linked List
         for parent recursive calls */
        head = head.next;
 
        /* Recursively construct the
         right subtree and link it
        with root. The number of
        nodes in right subtree is
        total nodes - nodes in left
        subtree - 1 (for root) */
        root.right = sortedListToBSTRecur(n - n / 2 - 1);
 
        return root;
    }
 
    /* UTILITY FUNCTIONS */
    /* A utility function that returns count 
    of nodes in a given Linked List */
    int countNodes(LNode head)
    {
        int count = 0;
        LNode temp = head;
        while (temp != null)
        {
            temp = temp.next;
            count++;
        }
        return count;
    }
 
    /* Function to insert a node at the beginning of
    the Doubly Linked List */
    void push(int new_data)
    {
        /* allocate node */
        LNode new_node = new LNode(new_data);
 
        /* since we are adding at the beginning,
        prev is always NULL */
        new_node.prev = null;
 
        /* link the old list of the new node */
        new_node.next = head;
 
        /* change prev of head node to new node */
        if (head != null)
            head.prev = new_node;
 
        /* move the head to point to the new node */
        head = new_node;
    }
 
    /* Function to print nodes in a given linked list */
    void printList(LNode node)
    {
        while (node != null)
        {
            Console.Write(node.data + " ");
            node = node.next;
        }
    }
 
    /* A utility function to print
    preorder traversal of BST */
    void preOrder(TNode node)
    {
        if (node == null)
            return;
        Console.Write(node.data + " ");
        preOrder(node.left);
        preOrder(node.right);
    }
 
    /* Driver code */
    public static void Main(String[] args)
    {
        LinkedList llist = new LinkedList();
 
        /* Let us create a sorted
        linked list to test the functions
        Created linked list will be
        7->6->5->4->3->2->1 */
        llist.push(7);
        llist.push(6);
        llist.push(5);
        llist.push(4);
        llist.push(3);
        llist.push(2);
        llist.push(1);
 
        Console.WriteLine("Given Linked List ");
        llist.printList(head);
 
        /* Convert List to BST */
        TNode root = llist.sortedListToBST();
        Console.WriteLine("");
        Console.WriteLine("Pre-Order Traversal of constructed BST ");
        llist.preOrder(root);
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed by Rajput-Ji


Javascript




<script>
  
// JavaScript implementation of above approach
/* head node of link list */
var head = null;
 
/* Link list Node */
class LNode
{
    constructor(d)
    {
        this.data = d;
        this.next = null;
        this.prev = null;
    }
}
 
/* A Binary Tree Node */
class TNode
{
    constructor(d)
    {
        this.data = d;
        this.left = null;
        this.right = null;
    }
}
 
/* This function counts the number
of nodes in Linked List and then calls
  sortedListToBSTRecur() to construct BST */
function sortedListToBST()
{
    /*Count the number of nodes in Linked List */
    var n = countNodes(head);
    /* Construct BST */
    return sortedListToBSTRecur(n);
}
/* The main function that constructs
 balanced BST and returns root of it.
n --> No. of nodes in the Doubly Linked List */
function sortedListToBSTRecur(n)
{
    /* Base Case */
    if (n <= 0)
        return null;
    /* Recursively construct the left subtree */
    var left = sortedListToBSTRecur(parseInt(n / 2));
    /* head_ref now refers to middle node,
    make middle node as root of BST*/
    var root = new TNode(head.data);
    // Set pointer to left subtree
    root.left = left;
    /* Change head pointer of Linked List
     for parent recursive calls */
    head = head.next;
    /* Recursively construct the
     right subtree and link it
    with root. The number of
    nodes in right subtree is
    total nodes - nodes in left
    subtree - 1 (for root) */
    root.right = sortedListToBSTRecur(n - parseInt(n / 2) - 1);
    return root;
}
/* UTILITY FUNCTIONS */
/* A utility function that returns count 
of nodes in a given Linked List */
function countNodes(head)
{
    var count = 0;
    var temp = head;
    while (temp != null)
    {
        temp = temp.next;
        count++;
    }
    return count;
}
 
/* Function to insert a node at the beginning of
the Doubly Linked List */
function push( new_data)
{
    /* allocate node */
    var new_node = new LNode(new_data);
    /* since we are adding at the beginning,
    prev is always NULL */
    new_node.prev = null;
    /* link the old list of the new node */
    new_node.next = head;
    /* change prev of head node to new node */
    if (head != null)
        head.prev = new_node;
    /* move the head to point to the new node */
    head = new_node;
}
/* Function to print nodes in a given linked list */
function printList( node)
{
    while (node != null)
    {
        document.write(node.data + " ");
        node = node.next;
    }
}
 
/* A utility function to print
preorder traversal of BST */
function preOrder(node)
{
    if (node == null)
        return;
    document.write(node.data + " ");
    preOrder(node.left);
    preOrder(node.right);
}
 
/* Driver code */
 
/* Let us create a sorted
linked list to test the functions
Created linked list will be
7->6->5->4->3->2->1 */
push(7);
push(6);
push(5);
push(4);
push(3);
push(2);
push(1);
document.write("Given Linked List ");
printList(head);
/* Convert List to BST */
var root = sortedListToBST();
document.write("<br>");
document.write("Pre-Order Traversal of constructed BST ");
preOrder(root);
 
</script>


Output: 

Given Linked List 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
 PreOrder Traversal of constructed BST 4 2 1 3 6 5 7

 

Time Complexity: O(n)

Auxiliary Space: O(n) for call stack since using recursion

Another Approach(using extra space):
Follow the below steps to solve this problem:
1) Create a array and store all the elements of linked list.
2) Now find the middle element of the linked list and create it root of the tree and call for left array and right array for left and right child.
3) Now recursively repeat above approach until the start becomes greater than end.
4) Now print the preorder traversal of created tree.

Below is the implementation of above approach:

C++




// C++ implementation of above approach
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// link list node
struct LNode{
    int data;
    LNode* next;
    LNode(int data){
        this->data = data;
        this->next = NULL;
    }
};
   
// binary tree node
struct TNode{
    int data;
    TNode* left;
    TNode* right;
    TNode(int data){
        this->data = data;
        this->left = NULL;
        this->right = NULL;
    }
};
 
// function to print nodes in a given linked list
void printList(LNode* node){
    while(node != NULL){
        cout<<node->data<<" ";
        node = node->next;
    }
}
 
void preOrder(TNode* root){
    if(root == NULL) return;
    cout<<root->data<<" ";
    preOrder(root->left);
    preOrder(root->right);
}
TNode* sortedListToBSTRecur(vector<int>& vec, int start, int end){
    if(start > end) return NULL;
    int mid = start + (end-start)/2;
    if((end - start)%2 != 0) mid = mid+1;
    TNode* root = new TNode(vec[mid]);
    root->left = sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, start, mid-1);
    root->right = sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, mid+1, end);
    return root;
}
 
TNode* sortedListToBST(LNode* head){
    vector<int> vec;
    LNode* temp = head;
    while(temp != NULL){
        vec.push_back(temp->data);
        temp = temp->next;
    }
    return sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, 0, vec.size()-1);
}
 
int main(){
    // Let us create a sorted linked list to test the functions
    // Created linked list will be 1->2->3->4->5->6->7
    LNode* head = new LNode(1);
    head->next = new LNode(2);
    head->next->next = new LNode(3);
    head->next->next->next = new LNode(4);
    head->next->next->next->next = new LNode(5);
    head->next->next->next->next->next = new LNode(6);
    head->next->next->next->next->next->next = new LNode(7);
     
    cout<<"Given Linked List: "<<endl;
    printList(head);
    cout<<endl;
    // convert list to bst
    TNode* root = sortedListToBST(head);
    cout<<"Peorder Traversal of constructed BST: "<<endl;
    preOrder(root);
    return 0;
}
// THIS CODE IS CONTRIBUTED BY YASH AGARWAL(YASHAGARWAL2852002)


Java




// Java implementation of above approach
import java.util.*;
 
// linked list node
class LNode {
  int data;
  LNode next;
 
  LNode(int data) {
    this.data = data;
    this.next = null;
  }
}
 
// binary tree node
class TNode {
  int data;
  TNode left;
  TNode right;
 
  TNode(int data) {
    this.data = data;
    this.left = null;
    this.right = null;
  }
}
 
public class Main {
 
  // function to print nodes in a given linked list
  static void printList(LNode node) {
    while (node != null) {
      System.out.print(node.data + " ");
      node = node.next;
    }
  }
 
  static void preOrder(TNode root) {
    if (root == null) {
      return;
    }
    System.out.print(root.data + " ");
    preOrder(root.left);
    preOrder(root.right);
  }
 
  static TNode sortedListToBSTRecur(List<Integer> vec, int start, int end) {
    if (start > end) {
      return null;
    }
    int mid = start + (end - start) / 2;
    if ((end - start) % 2 != 0) {
      mid = mid + 1;
    }
    TNode root = new TNode(vec.get(mid));
    root.left = sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, start, mid - 1);
    root.right = sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, mid + 1, end);
    return root;
  }
 
  static TNode sortedListToBST(LNode head) {
    List<Integer> vec = new ArrayList<Integer>();
    LNode temp = head;
    while (temp != null) {
      vec.add(temp.data);
      temp = temp.next;
    }
    return sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, 0, vec.size() - 1);
  }
 
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Let us create a sorted linked list to test the functions
    // Created linked list will be 1->2->3->4->5->6->7
    LNode head = new LNode(1);
    head.next = new LNode(2);
    head.next.next = new LNode(3);
    head.next.next.next = new LNode(4);
    head.next.next.next.next = new LNode(5);
    head.next.next.next.next.next = new LNode(6);
    head.next.next.next.next.next.next = new LNode(7);
 
    System.out.println("Given Linked List: ");
    printList(head);
    System.out.println();
    // convert list to bst
    TNode root = sortedListToBST(head);
    System.out.println("Preorder Traversal of constructed BST: ");
    preOrder(root);
  }
}
// This code is contributed by Prajwal Kandekar


Python




# Python implementation of above approach
# link list node
class LNode:
    def __init__(self, data):
        self.data = data
        self.next = None
            
# binary tree node
class TNode:
    def __init__(self, data):
        self.data = data
        self.left = None
        self.right = None
         
# function to print nodes in a given linked list
def printList(node):
    while(node is not None):
        print(node.data)
        node = node.next
     
def preOrder(root):
    if(root is None):
        return
    print(root.data)
    preOrder(root.left)
    preOrder(root.right)
     
def sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, start, end):
    if(start > end):
        return None
    mid = start + (int)((end-start)/2)
    if((end-start)%2 != 0):
        mid = mid+1
    root = TNode(vec[mid])
    root.left = sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, start, mid-1)
    root.right = sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, mid+1, end)
    return root
     
 
def sortedListToBST(head):
    vec = []
    temp = head
    while(temp is not None):
        vec.append(temp.data)
        temp = temp.next
    return sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, 0, len(vec)-1)
 
 
# let us create a sorted linked list to test the functions
# created linked list will be 1->2->3->4->5->6->7
head = LNode(1)
head.next = LNode(2)
head.next.next = LNode(3)
head.next.next.next = LNode(4)
head.next.next.next.next = LNode(5)
head.next.next.next.next.next = LNode(6)
head.next.next.next.next.next.next = LNode(7)
 
print("Given Linked List : ")
printList(head)
print(" ")
 
# covert list to bst
root = sortedListToBST(head)
print("PreOrder Traversal of constructed BST : ")
preOrder(root)


C#




using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
 
// linked list node
class LNode {
  public int data;
  public LNode next;
 
  public LNode(int data) {
    this.data = data;
    this.next = null;
  }
}
 
// binary tree node
class TNode {
  public int data;
  public TNode left;
  public TNode right;
 
  public TNode(int data) {
    this.data = data;
    this.left = null;
    this.right = null;
  }
}
 
public class MainClass {
 
  // function to print nodes in a given linked list
  static void printList(LNode node) {
    while (node != null) {
      Console.Write(node.data + " ");
      node = node.next;
    }
  }
 
  static void preOrder(TNode root) {
    if (root == null) {
      return;
    }
    Console.Write(root.data + " ");
    preOrder(root.left);
    preOrder(root.right);
  }
 
  static TNode sortedListToBSTRecur(List<int> vec, int start, int end) {
    if (start > end) {
      return null;
    }
    int mid = start + (end - start) / 2;
    if ((end - start) % 2 != 0) {
      mid = mid + 1;
    }
    TNode root = new TNode(vec[mid]);
    root.left = sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, start, mid - 1);
    root.right = sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, mid + 1, end);
    return root;
  }
 
  static TNode sortedListToBST(LNode head) {
    List<int> vec = new List<int>();
    LNode temp = head;
    while (temp != null) {
      vec.Add(temp.data);
      temp = temp.next;
    }
    return sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, 0, vec.Count - 1);
  }
 
  public static void Main(string[] args) {
    // Let us create a sorted linked list to test the functions
    // Created linked list will be 1->2->3->4->5->6->7
    LNode head = new LNode(1);
    head.next = new LNode(2);
    head.next.next = new LNode(3);
    head.next.next.next = new LNode(4);
    head.next.next.next.next = new LNode(5);
    head.next.next.next.next.next = new LNode(6);
    head.next.next.next.next.next.next = new LNode(7);
 
    Console.WriteLine("Given Linked List: ");
    printList(head);
    Console.WriteLine();
     
    // convert list to bst
    TNode root = sortedListToBST(head);
    Console.WriteLine("Preorder Traversal of constructed BST: ");
    preOrder(root);
  }
}


Javascript




// JavaScript implementation of above approach
// link list node
class LNode{
    constructor(data){
        this.data = data;
        this.next = null;
    }
}
 
// binary tree node
class TNode{
    constructor(data){
        this.data = data;
        this.left = null;
        this.right = null;
    }
}
 
// function to print nodes in a given linked list
function printList(node){
    while(node != null){
        console.log(node.data + " ");
        node = node.next;
    }
}
 
function preOrder(root){
    if(root == null) return;
    console.log(root.data + " ");
    preOrder(root.left);
    preOrder(root.right);
}
 
function sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, start, end){
    if(start > end) return null;
    let mid = start + (end-start)/2;
    if((end-start)%2 != 0) mid = mid+1;
    let root = new TNode(vec[mid]);
    root.left = sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, start, mid-1);
    root.right = sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, mid+1, end);
    return root;
}
 
function sortedListToBST(head){
    let vec = [];
    let temp = head;
    while(temp != null){
        vec.push(temp.data);
        temp = temp.next;
    }
    return sortedListToBSTRecur(vec, 0, vec.length - 1);
}
 
// Let us create a sorted linked list to test the functions
// Created linked list will be 1->2->3->4->5->6->7
let head = new LNode(1);
head.next = new LNode(2);
head.next.next = new LNode(3);
head.next.next.next = new LNode(4);
head.next.next.next.next = new LNode(5);
head.next.next.next.next.next = new LNode(6);
head.next.next.next.next.next.next = new LNode(7);
 
console.log("Given Linked List: ");
printList(head);
console.log(" ");
 
// convert list to bst
let root = sortedListToBST(head);
console.log("PreOrder Traversal of constructed BST: ");
preOrder(root);


Output

Given Linked List: 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Peorder Traversal of constructed BST: 
4 2 1 3 6 5 7 

Time Complexity: O(N) where N is the number of elements in given linked list.
Auxiliary Space: O(N)



Last Updated : 06 Apr, 2023
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