Assume a BST is defined as follows:
The left subtree of a node contains only nodes with keys less than the node's key.
The right subtree of a node contains only nodes with keys greater than the node's key.
Both the left and right subtrees must also be binary search trees.
根据定义http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_search_tree
The left subtree of a node contains only nodes with keys less than the node's key.
The right subtree of a node contains only nodes with keys greater than the node's key.
The left and right subtree each must also be a binary search tree.
Each node can have up to two successor nodes.
There must be no duplicate nodes.
A unique path exists from the root to every other node.
左子树小于节点小于右子树,并且不能有重复出现的值。做法是我们每次比较左右节点和根节点的值,只要有一个节点不满足条件就返回FALSE
we compare the left, right node key with root key. If any of the condition cannot match the requirement, we return False.
# Definition for a binary tree node
# class TreeNode:
# def __init__(self, x):
# self.val = x
# self.left = None
# self.right = None
class Solution:
# @param root, a tree node
# @return a boolean
def testnode(self,root,minval,maxval):
if root==None:
return True
if root.val>maxval or root.val<minval:
return False
return self.testnode(root.left,minval,root.val-1) and self.testnode(root.right,root.val+1,maxval)
def isValidBST(self, root):
minval=-3147483648
maxval=3147483648
return self.testnode(root,minval,maxval)