"content":"<p>You are given the <code>root</code> of a <strong>binary tree</strong> with <code>n</code> nodes. Each node is uniquely assigned a value from <code>1</code> to <code>n</code>. You are also given an integer <code>startValue</code> representing the value of the start node <code>s</code>, and a different integer <code>destValue</code> representing the value of the destination node <code>t</code>.</p>\n\n<p>Find the <strong>shortest path</strong> starting from node <code>s</code> and ending at node <code>t</code>. Generate step-by-step directions of such path as a string consisting of only the <strong>uppercase</strong> letters <code>'L'</code>, <code>'R'</code>, and <code>'U'</code>. Each letter indicates a specific direction:</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li><code>'L'</code> means to go from a node to its <strong>left child</strong> node.</li>\n\t<li><code>'R'</code> means to go from a node to its <strong>right child</strong> node.</li>\n\t<li><code>'U'</code> means to go from a node to its <strong>parent</strong> node.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Return <em>the step-by-step directions of the <strong>shortest path</strong> from node </em><code>s</code><em> to node</em> <code>t</code>.</p>\n\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong class=\"example\">Example 1:</strong></p>\n<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://assets.leetcode.com/uploads/2021/11/15/eg1.png\" style=\"width: 214px; height: 163px;\" />\n<pre>\n<strong>Input:</strong> root = [5,1,2,3,null,6,4], startValue = 3, destValue = 6\n<strong>Output:</strong> "UURL"\n<strong>Explanation:</strong> The shortest path is: 3 → 1 → 5 → 2 → 6.\n</pre>\n\n<p><strong class=\"example\">Example 2:</strong></p>\n<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://assets.leetcode.com/uploads/2021/11/15/eg2.png\" style=\"width: 74px; height: 102px;\" />\n<pre>\n<strong>Input:</strong> root = [2,1], startValue = 2, destValue = 1\n<strong>Output:</strong> "L"\n<strong>Explanation:</strong> The shortest path is: 2 → 1.\n</pre>\n\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>The number of nodes in the tree is <code>n</code>.</li>\n\t<li><code>2 <= n <= 10<sup>5</sup></code></li>\n\t<li><code>1 <= Node.val <= n</code></li>\n\t<li>All the values in the tree are <strong>unique</strong>.</li>\n\t<li><code>1 <= startValue, destValue <= n</code></li>\n\t<li><code>startValue != destValue</code></li>\n</ul>\n",
"code":"/**\n * Definition for a binary tree node.\n * public class TreeNode {\n * public int val;\n * public TreeNode left;\n * public TreeNode right;\n * public TreeNode(int val=0, TreeNode left=null, TreeNode right=null) {\n * this.val = val;\n * this.left = left;\n * this.right = right;\n * }\n * }\n */\npublic class Solution {\n public string GetDirections(TreeNode root, int startValue, int destValue) {\n \n }\n}",
"code":"/**\n * Example:\n * var ti = TreeNode(5)\n * var v = ti.`val`\n * Definition for a binary tree node.\n * class TreeNode(var `val`: Int) {\n * var left: TreeNode? = null\n * var right: TreeNode? = null\n * }\n */\nclass Solution {\n fun getDirections(root: TreeNode?, startValue: Int, destValue: Int): String {\n \n }\n}",
"code":"/**\n * Definition for a binary tree node.\n * type TreeNode struct {\n * Val int\n * Left *TreeNode\n * Right *TreeNode\n * }\n */\nfunc getDirections(root *TreeNode, startValue int, destValue int) string {\n \n}",
"The shortest path between any two nodes in a tree must pass through their Lowest Common Ancestor (LCA). The path will travel upwards from node s to the LCA and then downwards from the LCA to node t.",
"Find the path strings from root → s, and root → t. Can you use these two strings to prepare the final answer?",
"Remove the longest common prefix of the two path strings to get the path LCA → s, and LCA → t. Each step in the path of LCA → s should be reversed as 'U'."
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