236-Lowest-Common-Ancestor-of-Binary-Tree.go

/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * type TreeNode struct {
 *     Val int
 *     Left *TreeNode
 *     Right *TreeNode
 * }
 */
func lowestCommonAncestor(root, p, q *TreeNode) *TreeNode {
	if root == nil || p == root || q == root {
		return root
	}

	left := lowestCommonAncestor(root.Left, p, q)
	right := lowestCommonAncestor(root.Right, p, q)

	if left == nil {
		return right
	}

	if right == nil {
		return left
	}

	return root
}