// PreOder root --> left --> right
public List<Integer> preorderTraversal(TreeNode root) {
    List<Integer> result = new ArrayList<>();
    Deque<TreeNode> stack = new ArrayDeque<>();
    TreeNode p = root;
    while(!stack.isEmpty() || p != null) {
        if(p != null) {
            stack.push(p);
            result.add(p.val);  // Add before going to children
            p = p.left;
        } else {
            TreeNode node = stack.pop();
            p = node.right;   
        }
    }
    return result;
}