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Tree : Top View

  • imjunqing + 0 comments

    Here's the Java code, I used the approach from geekstogeeks. I think the question did not specifiy and clearly define what a top view is. The correct implementation which passes all test cases should be according to this https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/print-nodes-top-view-binary-tree/. 

    public static void topView(Node root) {
        Dictionary<Node, Integer> dictionary = new Hashtable<>();
        Map<Integer, Node> topResult = new TreeMap<>();
        Queue<Node> nodes = new LinkedList<>();

        if (root != null) {
            topResult.put(0, root);
            dictionary.put(root, 0);
            nodes.add(root);
        }

        while (!nodes.isEmpty()) {
            Node current = nodes.remove();
            int currentOrder = dictionary.get(current);

            if (current.left != null) {
                int value = currentOrder-1;

                if (!topResult.containsKey(value)) {
                    topResult.put(value, current.left);
                }
                dictionary.put(current.left, value);
                nodes.add(current.left);
            }

            if (current.right != null) {
                int value = currentOrder+1;

                if (!topResult.containsKey(value)) {
                    topResult.put(value, current.right);
                }
                dictionary.put(current.right, value);
                nodes.add(current.right);
            }
        }

        for (Node node : topResult.values()) {
            System.out.print(node.data + " ");
        }
    }