Medium
Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree — C++
Full explanation · Time O(n) · Space O(h)
// Time: O(n)
// Space: O(h)
/**
* 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) {
if (!root || root == p || root == q) {
return root;
}
TreeNode *left = lowestCommonAncestor(root->left, p, q);
TreeNode *right = lowestCommonAncestor(root->right, p, q);
// 1. If the current subtree contains both p and q,
// return their LCA.
// 2. If only one of them is in that subtree,
// return that one of them.
// 3. If neither of them is in that subtree,
// return the node of that subtree.
return left ? (right ? root : left) : right;
}
};