What is the time complexity of binary tree level order traversal ? Is it O(n) or O(log n)?
void levelorder(Node *n)
{ queue < Node * >q;
q.enqueue(n);
while(!q.empty())
{
Node * node = q.front();
DoSmthwith node;
q.dequeue();
if(node->left != NULL)
q.enqueue(node->left);
if (node->right != NULL)
q.enqueue(node->right);
}
}
It is O(n)
, or to be exact Theta(n)
.
Have a look on each node in the tree - each node is "visited" at most 3 times, and at least once) - when it is discovered (all nodes), when coming back from the left son (non leaf) and when coming back from the right son (non leaf), so total of 3*n visits at most and n visites at least per node. Each visit is O(1)
(queue push/pop), totaling in - Theta(n)
.