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# Leetcode Binary-Tree-Preorder-Traversal
#### 2022-07-04 14:51
> ##### Algorithms:
> #algorithm #DFS #DFS_preorder
> ##### Data structures:
> #DS #binary_tree
> ##### Difficulty:
> #coding_problem #difficulty-easy
> ##### Additional tags:
> #leetcode
> ##### Revisions:
> N/A
##### Related topics:
```expander
tag:#
```
##### Links:
- [Link to problem](https://leetcode.com/problems/binary-tree-preorder-traversal/)
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### Problem
Given the `root` of a binary tree, return _the preorder traversal of its nodes' values_.
#### Examples
**Example 1:**
![](https://assets.leetcode.com/uploads/2020/09/15/inorder_1.jpg)
**Input:** root = [1,null,2,3]
**Output:** [1,2,3]
**Example 2:**
**Input:** root = []
**Output:** []
**Example 3:**
**Input:** root = [1]
**Output:** [1]
#### Constraints
- The number of nodes in the tree is in the range `[0, 100]`.
- `-100 <= Node.val <= 100`
### Thoughts
> [!summary]
> This is a #binary_tree #DFS_preorder problem.
Preorder, means root is at the "Pre" position, so the order is:
- Search root node
- Search left sub-tree
- Search right sub-tree
The recursion version is easy to implement.
### Solution
Recursion, using private funcs:
```cpp
/**
* Definition for a binary tree node.
* struct TreeNode {
* int val;
* TreeNode *left;
* TreeNode *right;
* TreeNode() : val(0), left(nullptr), right(nullptr) {}
* TreeNode(int x) : val(x), left(nullptr), right(nullptr) {}
* TreeNode(int x, TreeNode *left, TreeNode *right) : val(x), left(left),
* right(right) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
vector<int> preorderTraversal(TreeNode *root) {
// Use two functions:
vector<int> answer;
preorder(root, answer);
return answer;
}
private:
void preorder(TreeNode *root, vector<int> &answer) {
if (root == nullptr) {
return;
}
answer.push_back(root->val);
preorder(root->left, answer);
preorder(root->right, answer);
}
};
```
Recursion:
```cpp
/**
* Definition for a binary tree node.
* struct TreeNode {
* int val;
* TreeNode *left;
* TreeNode *right;
* TreeNode() : val(0), left(nullptr), right(nullptr) {}
* TreeNode(int x) : val(x), left(nullptr), right(nullptr) {}
* TreeNode(int x, TreeNode *left, TreeNode *right) : val(x), left(left),
* right(right) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
vector<int> preorderTraversal(TreeNode *root) {
// If the node is empty
if (root == nullptr) {
return {};
}
// First check root
vector<int> answer;
answer.push_back(root->val);
vector<int> left = preorderTraversal(root->left);
answer.insert(answer.end(), left.begin(), left.end());
vector<int> right = preorderTraversal(root->right);
answer.insert(answer.end(), right.begin(), right.end());
return answer;
}
};
```