TheAlgorithms-C/data_structures/linked_list/mergeLinkedLists.c

#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
struct node{
   	int data;
   	struct node *next;
};

struct node *head1 = NULL;
struct node *head2 = NULL;

///// MAIN ALGORITHMIC FUNCTION to MERGE the two input linked lists ///////

void merge()
{
    	struct node *temp1 = head1;
    	struct node *temp2 = head2;

    	struct node *holder1 = NULL;
    	struct node *holder2 = NULL;
    	//Temporary pointer variables to store the address of next node of the two input linked list

    	while(temp1!=NULL && temp2!=NULL)	
    	{
        		holder1 = temp1 -> next;
        		//Storing the address of next node of first linked list
        		temp1->next=temp2;
        		//Making the first node of first linked list point to first node of second linked list

        		if(holder1!=NULL)			{
                    //Making the first node of second linked list point to second node of first linked list
                    holder2 = temp2 -> next;
                    temp2 -> next = holder1;
		        }							
        		temp1=holder1;
        		temp2=holder2;	
        		//Updating the address location of two pointer variables temp1 and temp2
    	}
}

void printlist(struct node *temp){
    printf("%d",temp->data);
    temp=temp->next;		
    while(temp!=NULL){
            printf("->%d",temp->data);
            temp=temp->next;		
    }
    printf("\n");
}

int main()
{
    // Linked List 1: 1->3->5->7   :   Linked List 2: 2->4->6
    //  making lists
    	struct node *one = (struct node*)malloc(sizeof(struct node));
    	struct node *two = (struct node*)malloc(sizeof(struct node));
    	struct node *three = (struct node*)malloc(sizeof(struct node));
    	struct node *four = (struct node*)malloc(sizeof(struct node));
    	struct node *five = (struct node*)malloc(sizeof(struct node));
    	struct node *six = (struct node*)malloc(sizeof(struct node));
    	struct node *seven = (struct node*)malloc(sizeof(struct node));
    	//Seven nodes are created

    	head1=one;
    	head2=two;
    	//head1 points to first node of first linked list
    	//head2 points to first node of second linked list

    	one->data=1;
    	one->next=three;

    	two->data=2;	
    	two->next=four;

    	three->data=3;
    	three->next=five;

    	four->data=4;
    	four->next=six;

    	five->data=5;
    	five->next=seven;

    	six->data=6;
    	six->next=NULL;
    	//Last node of second input linked list

    	seven->data=7;
    	seven->next=NULL;
    	//Last node of first input linked list

        printf("Linked List 1: ");
        printlist(head1);
        printf("\nLinked List 2: ");
        printlist(head2);

        //Merging the two linked list into single linked list
    	merge();

    	printf("\nMerged Linked List: ");
        printlist(head1);   //list one has been modified

    	return 0;
}