BST. Left node value < root value < right node value.
/*
Given a non-empty binary search tree and a target value, find the value in BST
that is closest to the target.
Note:
1: Given target value is a floating point.
2: You are guranteed to have only one unique value in BST that is closest to the target.
*/
// Because it is BST, we are going to use the BST feature.
int closestValue(TreeNode* root, double target) {
int minDistance = INT_MAX;
int tmp = root->val;
while(root) {
int distance = abs(root->val - target);
if(distance < minDistance) {
minDistance = distance;
tmp = root->val;
}
if(root->val > target) root = root->left;
else if(root->val < target) root = root->right;
else return root->val;
}
return tmp;
}