Kth Smallest Element in a BST
Given a binary search tree, write a function kthSmallest
to find the kth smallest element in it.
Note:
You may assume k is always valid, 1 ≤ k ≤ BST's total elements.
Follow up:
What if the BST is modified (insert/delete operations) often and you need to find the kth smallest frequently? How would you optimize the kthSmallest routine?
/**
* Definition for a binary tree node.
* struct TreeNode {
* int val;
* TreeNode *left;
* TreeNode *right;
* TreeNode(int x) : val(x), left(NULL), right(NULL) {}
* };
*/
/*
1、计算左子树元素个数left。
2、 left+1 = K,则根节点即为第K个元素
left >=k, 则第K个元素在左子树中,
left +1 <k, 则转换为在右子树中,寻找第K-left-1元素。
*/
class Solution {
public:
int kthSmallest(TreeNode* root, int k) {
if(root==NULL)
return 0;
int leftSize=calNode(root->left);
if(leftSize+1 == k)
return root->val;
else if(leftSize+1 < k)
return kthSmallest(root->right,k-leftSize-1);
else
return kthSmallest(root->left,k);
}
int calNode(TreeNode *head){
if(head==NULL)
return 0;
return calNode(head->left)+calNode(head->right)+1;
}
};