前文:二叉搜索树的最近公共祖先当然也能用本文的方法直接解。
给定一个二叉树, 找到该树中两个指定节点的最近公共祖先。
百度百科中最近公共祖先的定义为:“对于有根树 T 的两个节点 p、q,最近公共祖先表示为一个节点 x,满足 x 是 p、q 的祖先且 x 的深度尽可能大(一个节点也可以是它自己的祖先)。”
Input: root = [3,5,1,6,2,0,8,null,null,7,4], p = 5, q = 1 Output: 3 Explanation: The LCA of nodes 5 and 1 is 3.
Input: root = [3,5,1,6,2,0,8,null,null,7,4], p = 5, q = 4 Output: 5 Explanation: The LCA of nodes 5 and 4 is 5, since a node can be a descendant of itself according to the LCA definition.
Input: root = [1,2], p = 1, q = 2 Output: 1
/**
* Definition for a binary tree node.
* struct TreeNode {
* int val;
* TreeNode *left;
* TreeNode *right;
* TreeNode(int x) : val(x), left(NULL), right(NULL) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
TreeNode* lowestCommonAncestor(TreeNode* root, TreeNode* p, TreeNode* q) {
//tip:在当前节点的左右子树中查找是否存在p或者q,如果p和q分别在两个子树中,那么就说明根节点就是最低公共祖先。
if(root==NULL) return root;
if(root->val==p->val||root->val==q->val) return root;
TreeNode *left=lowestCommonAncestor(root->left,p,q);
TreeNode *right=lowestCommonAncestor(root->right,p,q);
if(right==NULL) return left;
if(left==NULL) return right;
return root;
}
};