Backward inorder traversal

In computer science, backward inorder traversal is used in data structures, and specifically, trees and binary trees.

Programs that utilize tree structures need to process nodes in a tree (represented as circles in below diagram). Nodes contain information about an object. For now, let's assume each node contains a letter. The arrows indicate a link between nodes.

Backward InOrder Traversal is a type of tree traversal algorithm. Backward Inorder is similar to InOrder, except that the right subtree is processed first.

Steps to Backward Inorder Traversal

Given a non-empty tree,

1. Process the nodes in the right subtree with a recursive call
2. Process the root
3. Process the nodes in the left subtree with a recursive call

Given a binary tree PY:

File:TreePY.gif

The order would go F,C,A,E,G,B,D

template <class Item>
int backinorder_print(const binary_tree_nodes<Item>* ptr)
// ptr is a pointer to a node in a binary tree OR null
// meaning empty tree.
{
   if (ptr != NULL)
   {
       backinorder_print( ptr->right() );
       std::cout << ptr->data() << std::endl;
       backorder_print( ptr->left() );
   }
   return 0;
}

Compare: Pre-order traversal, post-order traversal, inorder traversal