Given a binary tree, determine if it is a valid binary search tree (BST).
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.
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means? > read more on how binary tree is serialized on OJ.
OJ's Binary Tree Serialization:
The serialization of a binary tree follows a level order traversal, where '#' signifies a path terminator where no node exists below.
Here's an example:
1 / \ 2 3 / 4 \ 5
The above binary tree is serialized as "{1,2,3,#,#,4,#,#,5}"
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/**
* Definition for binary tree
* struct TreeNode {
* int val;
* TreeNode *left;
* TreeNode *right;
* TreeNode(int x) : val(x), left(NULL), right(NULL) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
bool isValidBST(TreeNode *root) {
return JudgeBST(root, INT_MIN, INT_MAX);
}
bool JudgeBST(TreeNode *root, int minval, int maxval) {
if (root == NULL)
return true;
bool valid = (root->val > minval && root->val < maxval) ? true : false;
return valid && JudgeBST(root->left, minval, root->val)
&& JudgeBST(root->right, root->val, maxval);
}
};