---
id: 587d8256367417b2b2512c7a
title: Find the Minimum and Maximum Value in a Binary Search Tree
challengeType: 1
videoUrl: ''
localeTitle: ''
---

## Description
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## Instructions
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## Tests
<section id='tests'>

```yml
tests:
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert((function() { var test = false; if (typeof BinarySearchTree !== "undefined") { test = new BinarySearchTree() }; return (typeof test == "object")})(), "The <code>BinarySearchTree</code> data structure exists.");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert((function() { var test = false; if (typeof BinarySearchTree !== "undefined") { test = new BinarySearchTree() } else { return false; }; return (typeof test.findMin == "function")})(), "The binary search tree has a method called <code>findMin</code>.");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert((function() { var test = false; if (typeof BinarySearchTree !== "undefined") { test = new BinarySearchTree() } else { return false; }; return (typeof test.findMax == "function")})(), "The binary search tree has a method called <code>findMax</code>.");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert((function() { var test = false; if (typeof BinarySearchTree !== "undefined") { test = new BinarySearchTree() } else { return false; }; if (typeof test.findMin !== "function") { return false; }; test.add(4); test.add(1); test.add(7); test.add(87); test.add(34); test.add(45); test.add(73); test.add(8); return test.findMin() == 1; })(), "The <code>findMin</code> method returns the minimum value in the binary search tree.");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert((function() { var test = false; if (typeof BinarySearchTree !== "undefined") { test = new BinarySearchTree() } else { return false; }; if (typeof test.findMax !== "function") { return false; }; test.add(4); test.add(1); test.add(7); test.add(87); test.add(34); test.add(45); test.add(73); test.add(8); return test.findMax() == 87; })(), "The <code>findMax</code> method returns the maximum value in the binary search tree.");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert((function() { var test = false; if (typeof BinarySearchTree !== "undefined") { test = new BinarySearchTree() } else { return false; }; if (typeof test.findMin !== "function") { return false; }; if (typeof test.findMax !== "function") { return false; }; return (test.findMin() == null && test.findMax() == null) })(), "The <code>findMin</code> and <code>findMax</code> methods return <code>null</code> for an empty tree.");'

```

</section>

## Challenge Seed
<section id='challengeSeed'>

<div id='js-seed'>

```js
var displayTree = (tree) => console.log(JSON.stringify(tree, null, 2));
function Node(value) {
    this.value = value;
    this.left = null;
    this.right = null;
}
function BinarySearchTree() {
    this.root = null;
    // change code below this line
    // change code above this line
}

```

</div>


### After Test
<div id='js-teardown'>

```js
console.info('after the test');
```

</div>

</section>

## Solution
<section id='solution'>

```js
// solution required
```
</section>