LeetCode in TypeScript

98. Validate Binary Search Tree

Medium

Given the root of a binary tree, determine if it is a valid binary search tree (BST).

A valid BST is defined as follows:

Example 1:

Input: root = [2,1,3]

Output: true

Example 2:

Input: root = [5,1,4,null,null,3,6]

Output: false

Explanation: The root node’s value is 5 but its right child’s value is 4.

Constraints:

Solution

import { TreeNode } from '../../com_github_leetcode/treenode'

/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * class TreeNode {
 *     val: number
 *     left: TreeNode | null
 *     right: TreeNode | null
 *     constructor(val?: number, left?: TreeNode | null, right?: TreeNode | null) {
 *         this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
 *         this.left = (left===undefined ? null : left)
 *         this.right = (right===undefined ? null : right)
 *     }
 * }
 */
function dfs(node: TreeNode | null, lowerBound: number, upperBound: number): boolean {
    if (!node) {
        return true
    }
    if (node.val <= lowerBound) {
        return false
    }
    if (node.val >= upperBound) {
        return false
    }
    return dfs(node.left, lowerBound, node.val) && dfs(node.right, node.val, upperBound)
}

function isValidBST(root: TreeNode | null): boolean {
    return dfs(root, -Infinity, Infinity)
}

export { isValidBST }