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+// combination of preorder, postorder and inorder traversals can be used to create a BT
+// in BST we can get all values in ascending order using inorder traversal
+// preorder traversal can duplicate the tree
+// postorder traversal can delete the tree
+
+
+
+
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+
+struct node{
+    struct node* left;
+    int data;
+    struct node* right;
+};
+
+struct node* createNode(int data){
+    struct node* newNode = malloc(sizeof(struct node));
+    newNode -> data = data;
+    newNode -> left = NULL;
+    newNode -> right = NULL;
+    return newNode;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+// USING RECURSION
+
+
+
+// preorder traversal
+//  root node -> left subtree -> right subtree
+void preorder(struct node* root){
+    if(root==NULL){
+        return;
+    }
+    printf("%d ", root->data);
+    preorder(root->left);
+    preorder(root->right);
+}
+
+// inorder traversal
+// left -> root -> right
+void inorder(struct node* root){
+    if(root==NULL){
+        return;
+    }
+    inorder(root->left);
+    printf("%d ", root->data);
+    inorder(root->right);
+}
+
+// postorder traversal
+// left -> right -> root
+void postorder(struct node* root){
+    if(root==NULL){
+        return;
+    }
+    postorder(root->left);
+    postorder(root->right);
+    printf("%d ", root->data);
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+// USING STACKS (without recursion)
+
+
+// we push the present one in
+// then pop it and check for left and right
+// push right first then left
+// then pop one out and check for left and right
+// and so on
+
+// we push and pop addresses and NOT values
+
+// looks like recursion but it is a loop till stack is empty
+
+
+#define N 100
+struct node* stack[N];   // global declaration
+int top = -1;
+
+void push(struct node* ptr){
+    if(top == N-1){
+        printf("stack overflow\n");
+    }
+    else{
+        top++;
+        stack[top] = ptr;
+    }
+}
+
+struct node* pop(){
+    if(top == -1){
+        printf("stack underflow");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    struct node* popped;
+    popped = stack[top];
+    top--;
+    return popped;
+    
+}
+
+int isEmpty(){
+    if(top == -1){
+        return 1;
+    }
+    else{
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+void preorderAlt(struct node* root){
+    struct node *ptr = root;
+    if(ptr == NULL){
+        printf("Empty binary tree\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    push(ptr);
+    while(!isEmpty()){
+        ptr = pop();
+        printf("%d ", ptr->data);
+        if(ptr->right != NULL){
+            push(ptr->right);
+        }
+        if(ptr->left != NULL){
+            push(ptr->left);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void inorderAlt(struct node* root){
+    struct node *ptr = root;
+    while (1){
+        while (ptr->left != NULL){
+            push(ptr);
+            ptr = ptr->left;
+        }
+        while (ptr->right == NULL){
+            printf("%d ", ptr->data);
+            if (isEmpty()){
+                return;
+            }
+            ptr = pop();
+        }
+        printf("%d ", ptr->data);
+        ptr = ptr->right;
+    }
+}
+
+void postorderAlt(struct node* root){
+    struct node *ptr = root;
+    struct node *temp = root;
+    while (1){
+        while (ptr->left != NULL){
+            push(ptr);
+            ptr = ptr->left;
+        }
+        while (ptr->right == NULL || ptr->right == temp){
+            printf("%d ", ptr->data);
+            temp = ptr;
+            if (isEmpty()){
+                return;
+            }
+            ptr = pop();
+        }
+        push(ptr);
+        ptr = ptr->right;
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+// for level order traversal we use QUEUE
+struct node* queue[N];
+int front = -1, rear = -1;
+
+int isFullQueue() {
+    return rear == N - 1;
+}
+
+int isEmptyQueue() {
+    return front == -1;
+}
+
+void enqueue(struct node* data) {
+    if (isFullQueue()) {
+        printf("Queue is full. Cannot enqueue.\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (front == -1) {
+        front = 0;
+    }
+    queue[++rear] = data;
+}
+
+struct node* dequeue() {
+    if (isEmptyQueue()) {
+        printf("Queue is empty. Cannot dequeue.\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    struct node* removedNode = queue[front];
+    front++;
+    if (front > rear) {
+        front = rear = -1;  // Reset front and rear when the queue is empty
+    }
+    return removedNode;
+}
+
+void levelOrder(struct node* root){
+    struct node *ptr = root;
+    if(ptr == NULL){
+        printf("Empty tree");
+        return;
+    }
+    enqueue(ptr);
+    while(!isEmptyQueue()){
+        ptr = dequeue();
+        printf("%d ", ptr->data);
+        if(ptr->left != NULL){
+            enqueue(ptr->left);
+        }
+        if(ptr->right != NULL){
+            enqueue(ptr->right);
+        }
+    }
+    
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+int main(){
+    struct node* root = NULL;
+    root = createNode(1);
+    root->left = createNode(2);
+    root->right = createNode(3);
+    root->left->left = createNode(4);
+    root->left->right = createNode(5);
+    root->right->right = createNode(6);
+    root->left->right->left = createNode(7);
+    root->left->right->right = createNode(8);
+    root->right->right->left = createNode(9);
+
+    printf("Preorder traversal gives: \n");
+    preorder(root);
+    printf("\n");
+
+    printf("Inorder traversal gives: \n");
+    inorder(root);
+    printf("\n");
+
+    printf("Postorder traversal gives: \n");
+    postorder(root);
+    printf("\n");
+
+    printf("Preorder alt traversal gives: \n");
+    preorderAlt(root);
+    printf("\n");
+
+    printf("Inorder alt traversal gives: \n");
+    inorderAlt(root);
+    printf("\n");
+
+    printf("Postorder alt traversal gives: \n");
+    postorderAlt(root);
+    printf("\n");
+
+    printf("Level order traversal gives: \n");
+    levelOrder(root);
+    printf("\n");
+}
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