Minimum Absolute Difference in BST

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Problem

https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-absolute-difference-in-bst/description/

Solution

/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * public class TreeNode {
 *     int val;
 *     TreeNode left;
 *     TreeNode right;
 *     TreeNode() {}
 *     TreeNode(int val) { this.val = val; }
 *     TreeNode(int val, TreeNode left, TreeNode right) {
 *         this.val = val;
 *         this.left = left;
 *         this.right = right;
 *     }
 * }
 */
class Solution {
    private List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<>();
    private int min = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
    public int getMinimumDifference(TreeNode root) {
        solve(root);

        for (int i=0;i<list.size()-1;i++) {
            min = Math.min(min, Math.abs(list.get(i) - list.get(i+1)));
        }
        return min;
    }

    private void solve(TreeNode node) {
        if (node == null) {
            return;
        }

        solve(node.left);
        list.add(node.val);
        solve(node.right);
    }
}
  • BST 이므로 In-order 로 리스트에 저장하면 오름차순으로 정렬된 리스트가 된다는 것이 포인트!

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