Level Order Traversal of a Binary Tree

Level order or Depth order binary tree traversal is a technique used to visit all the nodes of a binary tree layer by layer. First the root node, which is at depth-0, is visited. Next all nodes at depth-1 (distance of 1 from root node) are visited. Next all the nodes at dept-2 are visited and so on. The animated examples discussed in the next section will make the definition more clear.

Animation of Level Order Binary Tree Traversal

Let’s consider the below binary tree and apply the Level order tree traversal technique:

First the root node A which is at depth 0 has to be visited.

Next all the nodes at depth 1 have to be visited (Nodes B and C).

Finally, all the nodes at depth 2 should be visited (Nodes D, E, F and G).

Iterative Implementation