Reverse tree path using Queue

Given a tree and a node, the task is to reverse the path till the given Node and print the in-order traversal of the modified tree.

Examples:

Input:  
             7
           /   \
          6     5
         / \   / \
        4   3 2   1    
Node = 4 
Output: 7 6 3 4 2 5 1
The path from root to node 4 is 7 -> 6 -> 4
Reversing this path, the modified tree will be:
             4
           /   \
          6     5
         / \   / \
        7   3 2   1 
whose in-order traversal is 7 6 3 4 2 5 1

Input:
            7
         /    \
        6       5
       / \     / \
      4  3     2  1   
Node = 2 
Output: 4 6 3 2 7 5 1

Approach:

  • First store all the nodes on the given path in a queue.
  • If the key is found then replace this node data with front of queue data and pop the front.
  • Keep on performing this operation in the recursive way upto the root and the path will be reversed in the original tree.
  • Now, print the in-order traversal of the modified tree.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

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// C++ implementation of the approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
// A Binary Tree Node
struct Node {
    int data;
    struct Node *left, *right;
};
  
// Function to reverse the tree path
queue<int> reverseTreePathUtil(Node* root, int data,
                               queue<int> q1)
{
    queue<int> emptyQueue;
  
    // If root is null then return
    // an empty queue
    if (root == NULL)
        return emptyQueue;
  
    // If the node is found
    if (root->data == data) {
  
        // Replace it with the queue's front
        q1.push(root->data);
        root->data = q1.front();
        q1.pop();
        return q1;
    }
  
    // Push data into the queue for
    // storing data from start to end
    q1.push(root->data);
  
    // If the returned queue is empty then
    // it means that the left sub-tree doesn't
    // contain the required node
    queue<int> left = reverseTreePathUtil(root->left,
                                          data, q1);
  
    // If the returned queue is empty then
    // it means that the right sub-tree doesn't
    // contain the required node
    queue<int> right = reverseTreePathUtil(root->right,
                                           data, q1);
  
    // If the required node is found
    // in the right sub-tree
    if (!right.empty()) {
  
        // Replace with the queue's front
        root->data = right.front();
        right.pop();
        return right;
    }
  
    // If the required node is found
    // in the right sub-tree
    if (!left.empty()) {
  
        // Replace with the queue's front
        root->data = left.front();
        left.pop();
        return left;
    }
  
    // Return emptyQueue if path
    // is not found
    return emptyQueue;
}
  
// Function to call reverseTreePathUtil
// to reverse the tree path
void reverseTreePath(Node* root, int data)
{
    queue<int> q1;
    // reverse tree path
    reverseTreePathUtil(root, data, q1);
}
  
// Function to print the in-order
// traversal of the tree
void inorder(Node* root)
{
    if (root != NULL) {
        inorder(root->left);
        cout << root->data << " ";
        inorder(root->right);
    }
}
  
// Utility function to create a new tree node
Node* newNode(int data)
{
    Node* temp = new Node;
    temp->data = data;
    temp->left = temp->right = NULL;
    return temp;
}
  
// Driver code
int main()
{
    Node* root = newNode(7);
    root->left = newNode(6);
    root->right = newNode(5);
    root->left->left = newNode(4);
    root->left->right = newNode(3);
    root->right->left = newNode(2);
    root->right->right = newNode(1);
  
    int data = 4;
  
    // Function call to reverse the path
    reverseTreePath(root, data);
  
    // Print the in-order traversal
    // of the modified tree
    inorder(root);
  
    return 0;
}

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7 6 3 4 2 5 1






          
          
          
          

            

    

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