Merging two sorted lists

mergeTwoSortedLists.js

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * function ListNode(val) {
 *     this.val = val;
 *     this.next = null;
 * }
 */
/**
 * @param {ListNode} l1
 * @param {ListNode} l2
 * @return {ListNode}
 */
var mergeTwoLists = function(l1, l2) {
    var result = {next: null}
    var prev = result;
    
    while (l1 !== null && l2 !== null) {
        if (l1.val < l2.val) {
            prev.next = l1;
            l1 = l1.next;
        } else {
            prev.next = l2;
            l2 = l2.next;
        }
        prev = prev.next;
    }
    
    prev.next = l1 ? l1 : l2;
    return result.next;
};