Validate Binary Search Tree
<p>Given the <code>root</code> of a binary tree, <em>determine if it is a valid binary search tree (BST)</em>.</p>

<p>A <strong>valid BST</strong> is defined as follows:</p>

<ul>
	<li>The left <span data-keyword="subtree">subtree</span> of a node contains only nodes with keys&nbsp;<strong>strictly less than</strong> the node&#39;s key.</li>
	<li>The right subtree of a node contains only nodes with keys <strong>strictly greater than</strong> the node&#39;s key.</li>
	<li>Both the left and right subtrees must also be binary search trees.</li>
</ul>

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<p><strong class="example">Example 1:</strong></p>
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<strong>Input:</strong> root = [2,1,3]
<strong>Output:</strong> true
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<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p>
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<strong>Input:</strong> root = [5,1,4,null,null,3,6]
<strong>Output:</strong> false
<strong>Explanation:</strong> The root node&#39;s value is 5 but its right child&#39;s value is 4.
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<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li>The number of nodes in the tree is in the range <code>[1, 10<sup>4</sup>]</code>.</li>
	<li><code>-2<sup>31</sup> &lt;= Node.val &lt;= 2<sup>31</sup> - 1</code></li>
</ul>
Tree; Depth-First Search; Binary Search Tree; Binary Tree
/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * class TreeNode {
 *     val: number
 *     left: TreeNode | null
 *     right: TreeNode | null
 *     constructor(val?: number, left?: TreeNode | null, right?: TreeNode | null) {
 *         this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
 *         this.left = (left===undefined ? null : left)
 *         this.right = (right===undefined ? null : right)
 *     }
 * }
 */

function isValidBST(root: TreeNode | null): boolean {
    let prev: TreeNode | null = null;
    const dfs = (root: TreeNode | null): boolean => {
        if (!root) {
            return true;
        }
        if (!dfs(root.left)) {
            return false;
        }
        if (prev && prev.val >= root.val) {
            return false;
        }
        prev = root;
        return dfs(root.right);
    };
    return dfs(root);
}
