LeetCode Validate Binary Search Tree (BST)

// Given a binary tree, determine if it is a valid binary search tree (BST).

// Assume a BST is defined as follows:

// The left subtree of a node contains only nodes with keys less than the node's key.
// The right subtree of a node contains only nodes with keys greater than the node's key.
// Both the left and right subtrees must also be binary search trees.
// Example 1:
//     2
//    / \
//   1   3
// Binary tree [2,1,3], return true.
// Example 2:
//     1
//    / \
//   2   3
// Binary tree [1,2,3], return false.

/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * public class TreeNode {
 *     int val;
 *     TreeNode left;
 *     TreeNode right;
 *     TreeNode(int x) { val = x; }
 * }
 */
public class ValidateBinarySearchTree {
    public boolean isValidBST(TreeNode root) {
        if(root == null) {
            return true;
        }
     
        return validBSTRecursive(root, Long.MIN_VALUE, Long.MAX_VALUE);
    }
 
    public boolean validBSTRecursive(TreeNode root, long minValue, long maxValue) {
        if(root == null) {
            return true;
        } else if(root.val >= maxValue || root.val <= minValue) {
            return false;
        } else {
            return validBSTRecursive(root.left, minValue, root.val) && validBSTRecursive(root.right, root.val, maxValue);
        }
    }
}