best practices for StackOverflowError when using recursive method for tree traversal in Java 17?
I'm a bit lost with Quick question that's been bugging me - I've searched everywhere and can't find a clear answer... After trying multiple solutions online, I still can't figure this out. I'm working with a `StackOverflowError` when trying to implement a recursive method to traverse a binary tree in Java 17. The tree can become quite deep, and I want to find a way to handle deeper trees without crashing. Here's the code I've written: ```java class TreeNode { int val; TreeNode left; TreeNode right; TreeNode(int x) { val = x; } } public class BinaryTree { TreeNode root; public void traverse(TreeNode node) { if (node == null) return; System.out.println(node.val); traverse(node.left); traverse(node.right); } } ``` When I call `traverse(root)` on a tree with a height of over 1000 nodes, it throws: ``` Exception in thread "main" java.lang.StackOverflowError at BinaryTree.traverse(BinaryTree.java:10) ``` I've tried increasing the stack size with JVM options `-Xss`, but that only postpones the behavior. Is there a more efficient way to handle this situation? Should I consider switching to an iterative approach, or is there a pattern I should follow? Any advice would be appreciated! My development environment is macOS. Thanks in advance! This is part of a larger application I'm building. I'm coming from a different tech stack and learning Java. Could someone point me to the right documentation? The stack includes Java and several other technologies.