Solution.cpp

/**
 * 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* mergeKLists(vector<ListNode*>& lists) {
        auto cmp = [](ListNode* a, ListNode* b) { return a->val > b->val; };
        priority_queue<ListNode*, vector<ListNode*>, decltype(cmp)> pq;
        for (auto head : lists) {
            if (head) {
                pq.push(head);
            }
        }
        ListNode* dummy = new ListNode();
        ListNode* cur = dummy;
        while (!pq.empty()) {
            ListNode* node = pq.top();
            pq.pop();
            if (node->next) {
                pq.push(node->next);
            }
            cur->next = node;
            cur = cur->next;
        }
        return dummy->next;
    }
};