# Problem

Given a binary search tree (BST) with duplicates, find all the mode(s) (the most frequently occurred element) in the given BST.

Assume a BST is defined as follows:

• The left subtree of a node contains only nodes with keys less than or equal to the node’s key.
• The right subtree of a node contains only nodes with keys greater than or equal to the node’s key.
• Both the left and right subtrees must also be binary search trees.

For example:
Given BST [1,null,2,2],

return [2].

Note: If a tree has more than one mode, you can return them in any order.

Follow up: Could you do that without using any extra space? (Assume that the implicit stack space incurred due to recursion does not count).

# Solution1: Recursion w/ extra space

Time complexity: O(n)

Space complexity: O(n)

# Solution2: Recursion w/o extra space

Two passes. First pass to find the count of the mode, second pass to collect all the modes.

Time complexity: O(n)

Space complexity: O(1)

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