Validate Binary Search Tree

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Problem

https://leetcode.com/problems/validate-binary-search-tree/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 {
    public boolean isValidBST(TreeNode root) {
        return solve(root, Long.MIN_VALUE, Long.MAX_VALUE);
    }

    private boolean solve(TreeNode node, long min, long max) {
        if (node == null) {
            return true;
        } else if (node.val <= min || node.val >= max) {
            return false;
        }


        return solve(node.left, Math.min(min, node.val), node.val) && solve(node.right, node.val, Math.max(max, node.val));
    }

}
  • 각 Node 가 가질 수 있는 min 과 max 를 지정하는 것이 중요한 문제!
    • left tree는 -infinite ~ parent node
    • right tree는 parent node ~ +infinite

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