Binary Tree ZigZag Level Order Traversal

Given a binary tree, return the zigzag level order traversal of its nodes’ values. (ie, from left to right, then right to left for the next level and alternate between).

For example: Given binary tree [3,9,20,null,null,15,7],

    3
   / \
  9  20
    /  \
   15   7

return its zigzag level order traversal as:

[
  [3],
  [20,9],
  [15,7]
]

Solution:

/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * public class TreeNode {
 *     int val;
 *     TreeNode left;
 *     TreeNode right;
 *     TreeNode(int x) { val = x; }
 * }
 */
public class Solution {
    public List<List<Integer>> zigzagLevelOrder(TreeNode root) {
        List<List<Integer>> ans = new ArrayList<>();
        if(root==null) return ans;
        Queue<TreeNode> queue = new LinkedList<>();
        queue.add(root);
        boolean isForward = true;
        while(!queue.isEmpty()){
            Queue<TreeNode> tmp = new LinkedList<>();
            List<Integer> level = new ArrayList<>();
            while(!queue.isEmpty()){
                TreeNode tn = queue.poll();
                if(isForward){
                    level.add(tn.val);
                } else {
                    level.add(0, tn.val);
                }
                if(tn.left!=null) tmp.offer(tn.left);
                if(tn.right!=null) tmp.offer(tn.right);
            }
            queue = tmp;
            ans.add(level);
            isForward = !isForward;
        }
        return ans;
    }
}
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