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Solution: Vertical Order Traversal of a Binary Tree

Explore how to perform vertical order traversal of a binary tree by applying breadth-first search. Understand how to maintain column indexes and use a hash map to capture node values in correct order. This lesson helps you implement an optimized solution with O(n) time and space complexity and thoroughly grasp the approach behind vertical column-wise tree traversal.

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Statement

Find the vertical order traversal of a binary tree when the root of the binary tree is given. In other words, return the values of the nodes from top to bottom in each column, column by column from left to right. If there is more than one node in the same column and row, return the values from left to right.

Constraints:

  • The number of nodes in the tree is in the range [1, 500].
  • 0≤0 \leq Node.data ≤1000\leq 1000

Solution

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