Searching BST
n -> Number of nodes in tree
Space complexity:
* Best Case: O(H), H-> Height of the tree
* Worse Case: O(n) (skewed BST)
* Average case: O(log n)
/**
* 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 TreeNode searchBST(TreeNode root, int target) {
// Time complexity: O(H), H-> Height of the tree
// Worse Case: O(n) (skewed BST), Average case: O(log n)
// Space complexity: O(H), H-> Height of the tree
// Worse Case: O(n) (skewed BST), Average case: O(log n)
if(root==null) {
return null;
}
if(target == root.val) {
return root;
} else if(target < root.val) {
return searchBST(root.left, target);
} else {
return searchBST(root.right, target);
}
}
}
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