java.lang.Object
g0901_1000.s0988_smallest_string_starting_from_leaf.Solution

public class Solution extends java.lang.Object
988 - Smallest String Starting From Leaf.

Medium

You are given the root of a binary tree where each node has a value in the range [0, 25] representing the letters 'a' to 'z'.

Return the lexicographically smallest string that starts at a leaf of this tree and ends at the root.

As a reminder, any shorter prefix of a string is lexicographically smaller.

  • For example, "ab" is lexicographically smaller than "aba".

A leaf of a node is a node that has no children.

Example 1:

Input: root = [0,1,2,3,4,3,4]

Output: “dba”

Example 2:

Input: root = [25,1,3,1,3,0,2]

Output: “adz”

Example 3:

Input: root = [2,2,1,null,1,0,null,0]

Output: “abc”

Constraints:

  • The number of nodes in the tree is in the range [1, 8500].
  • 0 <= Node.val <= 25
  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
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  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    java.lang.String
     

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
  • Constructor Details

    • Solution

      public Solution()
  • Method Details

    • smallestFromLeaf

      public java.lang.String smallestFromLeaf(TreeNode root)