Serialize and DeSerialize

class Solution {
private:

    void serializehelper(TreeNode *root,vector<int> &v)
    {
        if(root==NULL)
        {
            v.push_back(0x23333333);
            return;
        }
        v.push_back(root->val);
        serializehelper(root->left,v);
        serializehelper(root->right,v);

    }
    TreeNode* deserializehelper(int *&p)
    {
        if(*p==0x23333333) {
            p++;
            return NULL;
        }
        TreeNode *ret=new TreeNode(*p);
        p++;
        ret->left=deserializehelper(p);
        ret->right=deserializehelper(p);
        return ret;
    }
public:
    char* Serialize(TreeNode *root) {
        vector<int>v;
        serializehelper(root,v);
        int *numbers=new int[v.size()];
        for(int i=0;i<v.size();i++)
        {
            numbers[i]=v[i];
        }
        return (char*)numbers;
    }
    TreeNode* Deserialize(char *str) {
        int *p=(int *)str;
        return deserializehelper(p);
    }
};