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Serialize and Deserialize Binary Tree

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Serialization is the process of converting a data structure or object into a sequence of bits so that it can be stored in a file or memory buffer, or transmitted across a network connection link to be reconstructed later in the same or another computer environment.

Design an algorithm to serialize and deserialize a binary tree. There is no restriction on how your serialization/deserialization algorithm should work. You just need to ensure that a binary tree can be serialized to a string and this string can be deserialized to the original tree structure.

Clarification: The input/output format is the same as how LeetCode serializes a binary tree. You do not necessarily need to follow this format, so please be creative and come up with different approaches yourself.

Example 1:

    1
   / \
  2   3
     / \
    4   5

Input: root = [1,2,3,null,null,4,5]
Output: [1,2,3,null,null,4,5]

Example 2:

Input: root = []
Output: []

Examples

Example 1

Input: root = [1,2,3,null,null,4,5]

Output: [1,2,3,null,null,4,5]

Explanation: The tree is serialized into a string representation and then deserialized back into the exact same tree structure.

Example 2

Input: root = []

Output: []

Explanation: An empty tree serializes to an empty representation and deserializes back to null/None.

Constraints

  • -The number of nodes in the tree is in the range [0, 10^4].
  • --1000 <= Node.val <= 1000

Optimal Complexity

Time

O(n)

Space

O(n)

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