Leetcode 156 Solution

This article provides solution to leetcode question 156 (binary-tree-upside-down)

https://leetcode.com/problems/binary-tree-upside-down

Solution

/**
 * 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:
    TreeNode* upsideDownBinaryTree(TreeNode* root) {
        if (root == NULL || root->left == NULL)
            return root;

        auto left_child = root->left;
        auto right_child = root->right;

        auto left_tree = upsideDownBinaryTree(root->left);
        auto right_tree = upsideDownBinaryTree(root->right);

        left_child->right = root;
        left_child->left = right_tree;

        root->left = root->right = NULL;

        return left_tree;
    }
};