Solution.java

package g0101_0200.s0101_symmetric_tree;

// #Easy #Top_100_Liked_Questions #Top_Interview_Questions #Depth_First_Search #Breadth_First_Search
// #Tree #Binary_Tree #Data_Structure_I_Day_11_Tree #Level_2_Day_15_Tree
// #Big_O_Time_O(N)_Space_O(log(N)) #2024_11_13_Time_0_ms_(100.00%)_Space_41.4_MB_(83.38%)

import com_github_leetcode.TreeNode;

/*
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * public class TreeNode {
 *     int val;
 *     TreeNode left;
 *     TreeNode right;
 *     TreeNode() {}
 *     TreeNode(int val) { this.val = val; }
 *     TreeNode(int val, TreeNode left, TreeNode right) {
 *         this.val = val;
 *         this.left = left;
 *         this.right = right;
 *     }
 * }
 */
public class Solution {
    public boolean isSymmetric(TreeNode root) {
        if (root == null) {
            return true;
        }
        return helper(root.left, root.right);
    }

    private boolean helper(TreeNode leftNode, TreeNode rightNode) {
        if (leftNode == null || rightNode == null) {
            return leftNode == null && rightNode == null;
        }
        if (leftNode.val != rightNode.val) {
            return false;
        }
        return helper(leftNode.left, rightNode.right) && helper(leftNode.right, rightNode.left);
    }
}