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# 404. Sum of Left Leaves

```java
class Solution {
    public int sumOfLeftLeaves(TreeNode root) {
        // value of current node to return:
        // it's left leaf val
        if(root==null) return 0;
        int sum = 0;
        if(root.left!=null && root.left.left == null && root.left.right == null){
            sum+=root.left.val;
        }
        sum+=sumOfLeftLeaves(root.left);
        sum+=sumOfLeftLeaves(root.right);
        return sum;
    }
}
```

```java
class Solution {
    public int sumOfLeftLeaves(TreeNode root) {

        return recursion(root, false);
    }
    
    private int recursion(TreeNode node, boolean isLeft){
        if(node==null) return 0;
        int sum = 0;
        if(node.left==null && node.right==null && isLeft) sum+=node.val;
        sum+=recursion(node.left, true);
        sum+=recursion(node.right, false);
        return sum;
    }
}
```