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236. Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree

https://leetcode.com/problems/lowest-common-ancestor-of-a-binary-tree/

js
/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * function TreeNode(val) {
 *     this.val = val;
 *     this.left = this.right = null;
 * }
 */
/**
 * @param {TreeNode} root
 * @param {TreeNode} p
 * @param {TreeNode} q
 * @return {TreeNode}
 */
var lowestCommonAncestor = function(root, p, q) {
    if (!root) {
        return null
    }
    if (root.val === p.val || root.val === q.val) {
        return root
    }
    const left = lowestCommonAncestor(root.left, p, q)
    const right = lowestCommonAncestor(root.right, p, q)
    if (left && right) {
        return root
    }
    return left || right
};
py
# Definition for a binary tree node.
# class TreeNode(object):
#     def __init__(self, x):
#         self.val = x
#         self.left = None
#         self.right = None


class Solution(object):

    def lowestCommonAncestor(self, root, p, q):
        """
        :type root: TreeNode
        :type p: TreeNode
        :type q: TreeNode
        :rtype: TreeNode
        """
        if not root:
            return None
        if root.val == p.val or root.val == q.val:
            return root
        left = self.lowestCommonAncestor(root.left, p, q)
        right = self.lowestCommonAncestor(root.right, p, q)
        if left and right:
            return root
        return left or right
go
/**
 * Definition for TreeNode.
 * type TreeNode struct {
 *     Val int
 *     Left *ListNode
 *     Right *ListNode
 * }
 */
func lowestCommonAncestor(root, p, q *TreeNode) *TreeNode {
    if root == nil {
        return nil
    }
    if root.Val == p.Val || root.Val == q.Val {
        return root
    }
    left := lowestCommonAncestor(root.Left, p, q)
    right := lowestCommonAncestor(root.Right, p, q)
    if left != nil && right != nil {
        return root
    }
    if left != nil {
        return left
    }
    if right != nil {
        return right
    }
    return nil
}