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110. Balanced Binary Tree

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Problem Statement

110. Balanced Binary Tree

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Given a binary tree, determine if it is height-balanced.

 

Example 1:

Input: root = [3,9,20,null,null,15,7]
Output: true

Example 2:

Input: root = [1,2,2,3,3,null,null,4,4]
Output: false

Example 3:

Input: root = []
Output: true

 

Constraints:

Java

Source file
/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * public class TreeNode {
 *     int val;
 *     TreeNode left;
 *     TreeNode right;
 *     TreeNode() {}
 *     TreeNode(int val) { this.val = val; }
 *     TreeNode(int val, TreeNode left, TreeNode right) {
 *         this.val = val;
 *         this.left = left;
 *         this.right = right;
 *     }
 * }
 */
class Solution {
    public boolean isBalanced(TreeNode root) {
        return solve(root) != -1;
    }

    int solve(TreeNode node) {
        if (node == null)
            return 0;
        int lt = solve(node.left);
        if (lt == -1)
            return -1;
        int rt = solve(node.right);
        if (rt == -1)
            return -1;
        if (Math.abs(lt - rt) > 1)
            return -1;
        return Math.max(lt, rt) + 1;
    }
}