LE_2_1_23.java

  public class ListNode {
      int val;
      ListNode next;
      ListNode() {}
      ListNode(int val) { this.val = val; }
      ListNode(int val, ListNode next) { this.val = val; this.next = next; }
  }
 
public class Solution {
    public ListNode mergeTwoLists(ListNode l1, ListNode l2) {
        ListNode head = new ListNode(0);
        ListNode handler = head;
        while(l1 != null && l2 != null) {
            if (l1.val <= l2.val) {
                handler.next = l1;
                l1 = l1.next;
            } else {
                handler.next = l2;
                l2 = l2.next;
            }
            handler = handler.next;
        }
        
        if (l1 != null) {
            handler.next = l1;
        } else if (l2 != null) {
            handler.next = l2;
        }
        
        return head.next;
    }
}