Leetcode 298: Binary Tree Longest Consecutive Sequence (M)

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Problem

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Given the root of a binary tree, return the length of the longest consecutive sequence path.

A consecutive sequence path is a path where the values increase by one along the path.

Note that the path can start at any node in the tree, and you cannot go from a node to its parent in the path.

Example 1:

Input: root = [1,null,3,2,4,null,null,null,5]
Output: 3
Explanation: Longest consecutive sequence path is 3-4-5, so return 3.

Example 2:

Input: root = [2,null,3,2,null,1]
Output: 2
Explanation: Longest consecutive sequence path is 2-3, not 3-2-1, so return 2.

Thought Process

DFS with Base Case

The problem is looking for the longest path, so we want to explore a branch as far as possible = DFS