Insert Into A Binary Search Tree LeetCode

insertIntoABinarySearchTree.js

  
/*
You are given the root node of a binary search tree (BST) and a value to insert into the tree. Return the root node of the BST after the insertion. It is guaranteed that the new value does not exist in the original BST.
Notice that there may exist multiple valid ways for the insertion, as long as the tree remains a BST after insertion. You can return any of them.
 
Example 1:
Input: root = [4,2,7,1,3], val = 5
Output: [4,2,7,1,3,5]
Explanation: Another accepted tree is:
Example 2:
Input: root = [40,20,60,10,30,50,70], val = 25
Output: [40,20,60,10,30,50,70,null,null,25]
Example 3:
Input: root = [4,2,7,1,3,null,null,null,null,null,null], val = 5
Output: [4,2,7,1,3,5]
 
Constraints:
The number of nodes in the tree will be in the range [0, 104].
-108 <= Node.val <= 108
All the values Node.val are unique.
-108 <= val <= 108
It's guaranteed that val does not exist in the original BST.
*/

/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * function TreeNode(val, left, right) {
 *     this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
 *     this.left = (left===undefined ? null : left)
 *     this.right = (right===undefined ? null : right)
 * }
 */
/**
 * @param {TreeNode} root
 * @param {number} val
 * @return {TreeNode}
 */
 var insertIntoBST = function(root, val) {
    if (root == null) {
        return new TreeNode(val);
    }
    
    // insert into the right subtree
    if (val > root.val) {
        root.right = insertIntoBST(root.right, val)
    } else {
        // insert into the left subtree
        root.left = insertIntoBST(root.left, val);
    }
    
    return root;
};