binary-tree-zigzag-level-order-traversal

Binary Tree Zigzag Level Order Traversal

Given a binary tree, return the zigzag level order traversal of its nodes’ values. (ie, from left to right, then right to left for the next level and alternate between).

For example:
Given binary tree [3,9,20,null,null,15,7],
    3
   / \
  9  20
    /  \
   15   7
return its zigzag level order traversal as:
[
  [3],
  [20,9],
  [15,7]
]

Implementation :

/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * public class TreeNode {
 *     int val;
 *     TreeNode left;
 *     TreeNode right;
 *     TreeNode(int x) { val = x; }
 * }
 */
class Solution {
    public List<List<Integer>> zigzagLevelOrder(TreeNode root) {
        List<List<Integer>> list = new ArrayList<>();
        if(root == null)
            return list;
        Queue<TreeNode> queue = new LinkedList<>();
        queue.offer(root);
        int currentLevel = 0;
        while(!queue.isEmpty()){
            currentLevel++;
            List<Integer> level = new ArrayList<>();
            int size = queue.size();
            for(int i = 0; i < size; i++){
                TreeNode current = queue.poll();
                level.add(current.val);
                if(current.left != null)
                    queue.offer(current.left);
                if(current.right != null)
                    queue.offer(current.right);
            }
            if(currentLevel % 2 == 0)
                Collections.reverse(level);
            list.add(level);
            
        }
       return list; 
    }
}

References :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smjr2ow6oKc (Alternate approach using two stacks)

Visit original content creator repository
https://github.com/eMahtab/binary-tree-zigzag-level-order-traversal

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