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Connect All Siblings of a Binary Tree

Explore how to connect every node in a perfect binary tree to its immediate right sibling, including connecting the rightmost nodes of each level to the first node of the next level. Understand the problem constraints and practice implementing an O(n) time and O(1) space solution using breadth-first search techniques.

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Statement

Given the root of a perfect binary treeA binary tree in which all the levels are completely filled with nodes, and all leaf nodes (nodes with no children) are at the same level., where each node is equipped with an additional pointer, next, connect each node to the next node from left to right. For nodes that have a right sibling, next points to that sibling. For the rightmost node of each level, next points to the first node of the next level. The rightmost node of the final level points to NULL.

Constraints:

  • The number of nodes in the tree is in the range [0,500][0, 500].

  • −1000≤-1000 \leq Node.data ≤1000\leq 1000

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Understand the problem

Let’s take a moment to make sure you’ve correctly understood the problem. The quiz below helps you check if you’re solving the correct problem:

Connect All Siblings of a Binary Tree

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Which node will the next pointer of node 55 be pointing toward after connecting all the siblings in the given tree?

         _______ 1 _______
        |                  |
     __ 2 _             __ 3__
    |       |          |       |
   _4_    _ 5 _      - 6 -    --7--
  |   |  |     |    |     |  |     |
  8   9  10    11  12    13  14    15
A.

6

B.

4

C.

11

D.

5

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Figure it out!

We have a game for you to play. Rearrange the logical building blocks to develop a clearer understanding of how to solve this problem.

Note: As an additional challenge, we have intentionally hidden the solution to this puzzle.

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Drag and drop the cards to rearrange them in the correct sequence.
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Try it yourself

Implement your solution in ConnectAllSiblings.java in the following coding playground. You’ll need the provided supporting code to implement your solution.

We have left the solution to this challenge as an exercise for you. The optimal solution to this problem runs in O(n) time and takes O(1) space. You may try to translate the logic of the solved puzzle into a coded solution.

Java
usercode > ConnectAllSiblings.java
public class ConnectAllSiblings{
    
	public static EduTreeNode<Integer> connectAllSiblings(EduTreeNode<Integer> root) {
		// Replace this placeholder return statement with your code
		
		return root;
	}
}
Connect All Siblings of a Binary Tree