Binary Tree Problems · Part 1 of 2
Binary Tree Algorithms - Part I
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This wiki contains a couple of well-defined problems on Binary Tree.
Iterative Post-order Traversal (1783):
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vector<int> postorderTraversalStack(TreeNode *root){
vector<int> result;
list<TreeNode*> stck1,stck2;
if(!root){
return result;
}
stck1.push_back(root);
while(stck1.size()>0){
TreeNode *node = stck1.back();
stck1.pop_back();
stck2.push_back(node);
if(node->left){
stck1.push_back(node->left);
}
if(node->right){
stck1.push_back(node->right);
}
}
while(stck2.size()>0){
TreeNode *node = stck2.back();
stck2.pop_back();
result.push_back(node->val);
}
return result;
}
Iterative Pre-order Traversal (66):
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vector<int> preorderIterativeTraversal(TreeNode *root){
list<TreeNode*> stck;
vector<int> traversed;
if(root){
stck.push_back(root);
}
while(stck.size()>0){
TreeNode *node = stck.back();
stck.pop_back();
if(node->right){
stck.push_back(node->right);
}
if(node->left){
stck.push_back(node->left);
}
traversed.push_back(node->val);
}
return traversed;
}
In-order Traversal (1746):
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vector<int> inorderTraversal(TreeNode *root){
vector<int> traversed;
list<TreeNode*> stck;
TreeNode *node = root;
while(node || stck.size()>0){
while(node){
stck.push_back(node);
node = node->left;
}
node = stck.back();
stck.pop_back();
traversed.push_back(node->val);
node = node->right;
}
return traversed;
}
Lowest Common Ancestor in BST (1311):
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TreeNode * lowestCommonAncestor(TreeNode * root, TreeNode * p, TreeNode * q) {
// write your code here
if(!root || !p || !q){
return NULL;
}
TreeNode *node = root;
while(true){
if(p->val < node->val && q->val < node->val){
node = node->left;
} else if(p->val > node->val && q->val > node->val){
node = node->right;
} else {
return node;
}
}
return node;
}
Minimum depth (155):
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int minDepth(TreeNode *root) {
// write your code here
if(!root){
return 0;
}
if(root->left && root->right) {
return 1+min(minDepth(root->left),minDepth(root->right));
} else if(root->left){
return 1+ minDepth(root->left);
} else if(root->right){
return 1+ minDepth(root->right);
} else {
return 1;
}
}
Diameter (1181):
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int diameterOfBinaryTree(TreeNode *root) {
// write your code here
if(!root){
return 0;
}
int diameter = depth(root->left)+depth(root->right);
diameter = max(diameter, diameterOfBinaryTree(root->left));
diameter = max(diameter, diameterOfBinaryTree(root->right));
return diameter;
}
int depth(TreeNode *root){
if(!root){
return 0;
}
return 1+max(depth(root->left),depth(root->right));
}
Binary Tree Paths (480):
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vector<string> binaryTreePaths(TreeNode *root) {
// write your code here
vector<string> result;
list<int> currPath;
binaryTreePaths(root, result, currPath);
return result;
}
void binaryTreePaths(TreeNode *head, vector<string> &result, list<int> &currPath){
if(!head){
return;
}
if(!head->left && !head->right){
// currPath to string, including current leaf node
string str = "";
for(const auto &elem : currPath){
str += convertIntToString((long int)elem)+"->";
}
str += convertIntToString(head->val);
result.push_back(str);
return;
}
currPath.push_back(head->val);
binaryTreePaths(head->left, result, currPath);
binaryTreePaths(head->right, result, currPath);
currPath.pop_back();
}
string convertIntToString(long int value){
bool negSign = false;
if(value<0){
negSign = true;
value = -value;
}
string str = "";
while(value>0){
int rem = value%10;
str = (char)('0'+rem) + str;
value = value/10;
}
if(negSign){
return "-"+str;
}
return str;
}
Sum of Two Binary Trees (1126):
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TreeNode* mergeTrees(TreeNode *t1, TreeNode *t2) {
// Write your code here
if(!t1 && !t2){
return NULL;
}
int nodeVal = 0;
if(t1){
nodeVal += t1->val;
}
if(t2){
nodeVal += t2->val;
}
TreeNode* node = new TreeNode(nodeVal);
node->left = mergeTrees(t1?t1->left:NULL, t2?t2->left:NULL);
node->right = mergeTrees(t1?t1->right:NULL, t2?t2->right:NULL);
return node;
}
Longest Consecutive Sequence with Parent-child relation (595):
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int longestConsecutive(TreeNode *root) {
// write your code here
int maxVal = 0;
longestConsecutive(root, maxVal);
return maxVal;
}
int longestConsecutive(TreeNode *head, int &maxOccur){
if(!head){
return 0;
}
int leftVal = longestConsecutive(head->left, maxOccur);
int rightVal = longestConsecutive(head->right, maxOccur);
maxOccur = max(maxOccur, leftVal);
maxOccur = max(maxOccur, rightVal);
int val = 1;
if(head->left && head->val == head->left->val-1){
val = max(val, 1+leftVal);
}
if(head->right && head->val == head->right->val-1){
val = max(val, 1+rightVal);
}
maxOccur = max(maxOccur, val);
return val;
}
Convert BST to Greater Tree (661):
Given a Binary Search Tree (BST), convert it to a Greater Tree such that every key of the original BST is changed to the original key plus sum of all keys greater than the original key in BST.
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TreeNode* convertBST(TreeNode *root) {
// write your code here
if(!root){
return NULL;
}
modifyBST(root, 0);
return root;
}
int modifyBST(TreeNode *head, int increase){
if(!head){
return 0;
}
int rightSum = modifyBST(head->right, increase);
int leftSum = modifyBST(head->left, head->val+rightSum+increase);
int sum = leftSum + rightSum + head->val;
head->val = head->val + rightSum + increase;
return sum;
}
Second Minimum Node (1094):
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int findSecondMinimumValue(TreeNode *root) {
// Write your code here
int distinctValuesVisited = 0, firstValue=-1, secondValue=-1;
secondMinimumValue(root, distinctValuesVisited, firstValue, secondValue);
return secondValue;
}
void secondMinimumValue(TreeNode *head, int &distinctValuesVisited, int &firstValue, int &secondValue){
if(!head){
return;
}
if(distinctValuesVisited==0){
firstValue = head->val;
distinctValuesVisited = 1;
} else if(distinctValuesVisited==1){
if(head->val==firstValue){
//continue
} else{
secondValue = head->val;
distinctValuesVisited = 2;
if(firstValue > secondValue){
int temp = firstValue;
firstValue = secondValue;
secondValue = temp;
}
// return;
}
} else {
int temp = head->val;
if(temp < firstValue){
secondValue = firstValue;
firstValue = temp;
} else if(temp!=firstValue && temp < secondValue){
secondValue = temp;
}
}
secondMinimumValue(head->left, distinctValuesVisited,firstValue,secondValue);
secondMinimumValue(head->right, distinctValuesVisited,firstValue,secondValue);
}