How do I print out a tree structure?

Question

I\'m trying to improve performance in our app. I\'ve got performance information in the form of a tree of calls, with the following node class:

public class         


        

Answer 1

i am using the following method to print a BST

private void print(Node root, String prefix) {
    if (root == null) {
    System.out.println(prefix + "+- <null>");
    return;
    }

    System.out.println(prefix + "+- " + root);
    print(root.left, prefix + "|  ");
    print(root.right, prefix + "|  ");
}

Following is the output.

+- 43(l:0, d:1)
|  +- 32(l:1, d:3)
|  |  +- 10(l:2, d:0)
|  |  |  +- <null>
|  |  |  +- <null>
|  |  +- 40(l:2, d:2)
|  |  |  +- <null>
|  |  |  +- 41(l:3, d:0)
|  |  |  |  +- <null>
|  |  |  |  +- <null>
|  +- 75(l:1, d:5)
|  |  +- 60(l:2, d:1)
|  |  |  +- <null>
|  |  |  +- 73(l:3, d:0)
|  |  |  |  +- <null>
|  |  |  |  +- <null>
|  |  +- 100(l:2, d:4)
|  |  |  +- 80(l:3, d:3)
|  |  |  |  +- 79(l:4, d:2)
|  |  |  |  |  +- 78(l:5, d:1)
|  |  |  |  |  |  +- 76(l:6, d:0)
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  +- <null>
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  +- <null>
|  |  |  |  |  |  +- <null>
|  |  |  |  |  +- <null>
|  |  |  |  +- <null>
|  |  |  +- <null>

Answer 2

Here is a variation on the (currently-accepted) answer by @Will. The changes are:

1. This uses Unicode symbols instead of ASCII for a more pleasing appearance.
2. The root element is not indented.
3. The last child of a group has a 'blank' line added after it (makes it easier to visually parse).

Presented as pseudo-code for easier consumption outside of C++:

def printHierarchy( item, indent )
  kids = findChildren(item)  # get an iterable collection
  labl = label(item)         # the printed version of the item
  last = isLastSibling(item) # is this the last child of its parent?
  root = isRoot(item)        # is this the very first item in the tree?

  if root then
    print( labl )
  else
    # Unicode char U+2514 or U+251C followed by U+2574
    print( indent + (last ? '└╴' : '├╴') + labl )

    if last and isEmpty(kids) then
      # add a blank line after the last child
      print( indent ) 
    end

    # Space or U+2502 followed by space
    indent = indent + (last ? '  ' : '│ ')
  end

  foreach child in kids do
    printHierarchy( child, indent )
  end
end

printHierarchy( root, "" )

Sample result:

Body
├╴PaintBlack
├╴CarPaint
├╴Black_Material
├╴PaintBlue
├╴Logo
│ └╴Image
│
├╴Chrome
├╴Plastic
├╴Aluminum
│ └╴Image
│
└╴FabricDark