Solution2.java

/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * public class TreeNode {
 *     int val;
 *     TreeNode left;
 *     TreeNode right;
 *     TreeNode() {}
 *     TreeNode(int val) { this.val = val; }
 *     TreeNode(int val, TreeNode left, TreeNode right) {
 *         this.val = val;
 *         this.left = left;
 *         this.right = right;
 *     }
 * }
 */
class Solution {
    private List<Integer> ans = new ArrayList<>();

    public List<Integer> largestValues(TreeNode root) {
        dfs(root, 0);
        return ans;
    }

    private void dfs(TreeNode root, int curr) {
        if (root == null) {
            return;
        }
        if (curr == ans.size()) {
            ans.add(root.val);
        } else {
            ans.set(curr, Math.max(ans.get(curr), root.val));
        }
        dfs(root.left, curr + 1);
        dfs(root.right, curr + 1);
    }
}