Post-order traversal in a tree

In this traversal method, the root node is visited last, hence the name. First we traverse the left subtree, then the right subtree and finally the root node.

We start from A, and following Post-order traversal, we first visit the left subtree B. B is also traversed post-order. The process goes on until all the nodes are visited. The output of post-order traversal of this tree will be −

D → E → B → F → G → C → A

Algorithm

Until all nodes are traversed −

Step 1 − Recursively traverse left subtree.
Step 2 − Recursively traverse right subtree.
Step 3 − Visit root node.

Example

class Node{
   int data;
   Node leftNode, rightNode;
   Node() {
      leftNode = null;
      rightNode = null;     
      this.data = data;
   }
   Node(int data) {
      leftNode = null;
      rightNode = null;     
      this.data = data;
   }
   int getData() {
      return this.data;	   
   }
   Node getleftNode() {
      return this.leftNode;      
   }
   Node getRightNode() {
      return this.leftNode;      
   }
   void setData(int data) {
      this.data = data; 
   }
   void setleftNode(Node leftNode) {
      this.leftNode = leftNode;      
   }
   void setRightNode(Node rightNode) {
      this.leftNode = rightNode;         
   }
}
public class PostOrderBinaryTree {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      Node node = new Node(50);
      node.leftNode = new Node(60);
      node.leftNode.leftNode = new Node(45);
      node.leftNode.rightNode = new Node(64);

      node.rightNode = new Node(60);
      node.rightNode.leftNode = new Node(45);
      node.rightNode.rightNode = new Node(64);
   
      System.out.println("post-order arrangement of given elements: ");
      postOrder(node);
   }   
   public static void postOrder(Node root) {
      if(root !=null) {
         postOrder(root.leftNode);
         postOrder(root.rightNode);    
         System.out.println(root.data);
      }
   }  
}

Output

post-order arrangement of given elements: 
45
64
60
45
64
60
50