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Practice Serialize and Deserialize Binary Tree

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LeetCode Problem

Serialize and Deserialize Binary Tree

Problem Statement

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.

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Examples

# Example 1

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

# Example 2

Input
root = []
Output
[]

Constraints

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

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