Easy
Minimum Absolute Difference in BST — 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:
int getMinimumDifference(TreeNode* root) {
int result = numeric_limits<int>::max();
TreeNode *prev = nullptr;
inorderTraversal(root, &prev, &result);
return result;
}
private:
void inorderTraversal(TreeNode *root, TreeNode **prev, int *result) {
if (!root) {
return;
}
inorderTraversal(root->left, prev, result);
if (*prev) {
*result = min(*result, root->val - (*prev)->val);
}
*prev = root;
inorderTraversal(root->right, prev, result);
}
};