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This code snippet defines a class Solution with a method maxAncestorDiff that calculates the maximum difference between any node value and its ancestor value in a binary tree. It uses a helper method to recursively traverse the tree and update the minimum and maximum values encountered

Max Ancestor Difference in Binary Tree

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# Definition for a binary tree node.
# class TreeNode(object):
#     def __init__(self, val=0, left=None, right=None):
#         self.val = val
#         self.left = left
#         self.right = right
class Solution(object):
    def maxAncestorDiff(self, root):
        if not root:
            return 0
        self.diff = 0
        self.helper(root, root.val, root.val)
        return self.diff
    
    def helper(self, root, min_val, max_val):
        if not root:
            return
        self.diff = max(self.diff, max(abs(min_val - root.val), abs(max_val - root.val)))
        min_val = min(min_val, root.val)
        max_val = max(max_val, root.val)
        self.helper(root.left, min_val, max_val)
        self.helper(root.right, min_val, max_val)
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Associated Tags MaxAncestorDiff Method Minimum Value Maximum Value Root Object Diff Calculation Abs Operator Min Parameter maxAncestorDiff helper function root min_val max_val abs function right child Binary Tree Node Solution Class Recursive Function numpy Binary Tree TreeNode left child
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💡 Smart Description The code snippet defines a binary tree node with methods to calculate the maximum ancestor difference between two nodes. The maxAncestorDiff method calculates the minimum and maximum value of each child, based on their values in its parent's children by comparing them into
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