236. Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree
Problem: Given a binary tree, find the lowest common ancestor (LCA) of two given nodes in the tree. According to the definition of LCA on Wikipedia : “The lowest common ancestor is defined between two nodes v and w as the lowest node in T that has both v and w as descendants (where we allow a node to be a descendant of itself ).” _______3______ / \ ___5__ ___1__ / \ / \ 6 _2 0 8 / \ 7 4 For example, the lowest common ancestor (LCA) of nodes 5 and 1 is 3 . Another example is LCA of nodes 5 and 4 is 5 , since a node can be a descendant of itself according to the LCA definition. Analysis: Find p and q in left and right subtrees. 1. find both p and q in right and left subtree, lca is current node 2. One of the subtrees has result, lca is the one. Solution: /** * Definition for ...