/**
* Definition for a binary tree node.
* public class TreeNode {
* int val;
* TreeNode left;
* TreeNode right;
* TreeNode(int x) { val = x; }
* }
*/
public class Solution {
public TreeNode deleteNode(TreeNode root, int key) {
if (root == null) return root;
else if (root.val > key) root.left = deleteNode(root.left, key);
else if (root.val < key) root.right = deleteNode(root.right, key);
else {
if (root.left == null) return root.right;
else if (root.right == null) return root.left;
else {
// swap node with the least node in right tree
root.val = getMin(root.right);
root.right = deleteNode(root.right, root.val);
}
}
return root;
}
private int getMin(TreeNode root) {
int min = root.val;
while (root.left != null) {
root = root.left;
min = root.val;
}
return min;
}
}