Code link: https://leetcode.com/problems/same-tree/
- Recursive solution:
class Solution {
public boolean isSameTree(TreeNode p, TreeNode q) {
if (p == null && q == null) {
return true;
} else if (p == null || q == null) {
return false;
} else if (p.val != q.val) {
return false;
}
return isSameTree(p.left, q.left) && isSameTree(p.right, q.right);
}
}
- Iterative solution
We can also use BFS to do level order traversal, with the help of a queue.
class Solution {
public boolean isSameTree(TreeNode p, TreeNode q) {
Queue<TreeNode> queue = new LinkedList<>();
queue.add(p);
queue.add(q);
while (!queue.isEmpty()) {
TreeNode lNode = queue.remove();
TreeNode rNode = queue.remove();
if (lNode == null && rNode == null) {
continue;
} else if (lNode == null || rNode == null) {
return false;
} else if (lNode.val != rNode.val) {
return false;
}
queue.add(lNode.left);
queue.add(rNode.left);
queue.add(lNode.right);
queue.add(rNode.right);
}
return true;
}
}
Similar problem:
- Symmetric tree. The BFS approach is quite similar. The minor difference is the order of adding nodes to the queue.