1 /**
 2  * Definition for binary tree
 3  * public class TreeNode {
 4  *     int val;
 5  *     TreeNode left;
 6  *     TreeNode right;
 7  *     TreeNode(int x) { val = x; }
 8  * }
 9  */
10 public class Solution {
11     public boolean isBalanced(TreeNode root){
12        boolean isBalanced = true;
13         if(root != null){
14             if(heightOfTree(root.left) > heightOfTree(root.right) + 1 || 
15                  heightOfTree(root.left) < heightOfTree(root.right) - 1)
16                  isBalanced = false;
17             else
18                  isBalanced = isBalanced(root.left) && isBalanced(root.right);
19         }
20         return isBalanced;
21     }
22     
23     public int heightOfTree(TreeNode root){
24         int height = 0;
25         if(root != null)
26             height = 1 + Math.max(heightOfTree(root.left), heightOfTree(root.right));
27         return height;
28     }    
29 }