235. Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Search Tree

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/**
 * 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* lowestCommonAncestor(TreeNode* root, TreeNode* p, TreeNode* q) {
        if(!root) return NULL;
        if(root==p||root==q) return root;
        
        TreeNode* l=lowestCommonAncestor(root->left, p, q);
        TreeNode* r=lowestCommonAncestor(root->right, p, q);
        
        if(!l) return r;
        else if(!r) return l;
        else return root;
    }
};
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https://leetcode.com/problems/lowest-common-ancestor-of-a-binary-search-tree/