Lecture No.

11
Binary Tree Implementation

CC-213 Data Structures

Department of Computer Science
University of the Punjab

Slides modified very slightly from the late Dr. Sohail Aslam’s lectures at VU
Operations on Binary Tree
 There are a number of operations that can
be defined for a binary tree.
 If p is pointing to a node in an existing tree
then
 left(p) returns pointer to the left subtree
 right(p) returns pointer to right subtree
 parent(p) returns the father of p
 brother(p) returns brother of p.
 info(p) returns content of the node.
Operations on Binary Tree
 In order to construct a binary tree, the
following can be useful:
 setLeft(p,x) creates the left child node of p.
The child node contains the info ‘x’.
 setRight(p,x) creates the right child node
of p. The child node contains the info ‘x’.
Applications of Binary Trees
 A binary tree is a useful data structure
when two-way decisions must be made at
each point in a process.
 For example, suppose we wanted to find
all duplicates in a list of numbers:

14, 15, 4, 9, 7, 18, 3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Applications of Binary Trees
 One way of finding duplicates is to
compare each number with all those that
precede it.

14, 15, 4, 9, 7, 18, 3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

14, 15, 4, 9, 7, 18, 3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates
 If the list of numbers is large and is
growing, this procedure involves a large
number of comparisons.
 A linked list could handle the growth but
the comparisons would still be large.
 The number of comparisons can be
drastically reduced by using a binary tree.
 The tree grows dynamically like the linked
list.
Searching for Duplicates
 The binary tree is built in a special way.
 The first number in the list is placed in a
node that is designated as the root of a
binary tree.
 Initially, both left and right subtrees of the
root are empty.
 We take the next number and compare it
with the number placed in the root.
 If it is the same then we have a duplicate.
Searching for Duplicates
 Otherwise, we create a new tree node and
put the new number in it.
 The new node is made the left child of the
root node if the second number is less
than the one in the root.
 The new node is made the right child if the
number is greater than the one in the root.
Searching for Duplicates

14

14, 15, 4, 9, 7, 18, 3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

15 14

15, 4, 9, 7, 18, 3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

14

15

15, 4, 9, 7, 18, 3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

4 14

15

4, 9, 7, 18, 3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

14

4 15

4, 9, 7, 18, 3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

9 14

4 15

9, 7, 18, 3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

14

4 15

9, 7, 18, 3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

7 14

4 15

7, 18, 3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

14

4 15

7, 18, 3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

18 14

4 15

18, 3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

14

4 15

9 18

18, 3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

3 14

4 15

9 18

3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

14

4 15

3 9 18

3, 5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

5 14

4 15

3 9 18

5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

14

4 15

3 9 18

5, 16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

16 14

4 15

3 9 18

16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

14

4 15

3 9 18

7 16

16, 4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

4 14

4 15

3 9 18

7 16

4, 20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

20 14

4 15

3 9 18

7 16

20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

14

4 15

3 9 18

7 16 20

20, 17, 9, 14, 5

Searching for Duplicates

17 14

4 15

3 9 18

7 16 20

17, 9, 14, 5
Searching for Duplicates

14

4 15

3 9 18

7 16 20

5 17

17, 9, 14, 5
Searching for Duplicates

14

4 15

3 9 18

7 16 20

5 17

9, 14, 5
C++ Implementation
#include <stdlib.h>
template <class Object>
class TreeNode {
public:
// constructors
TreeNode()
{
this->object = NULL;
this->left = this->right = NULL;
};
TreeNode( Object* object )
{
this->object = object;
this->left = this->right = NULL;
};
C++ Implementation
Object* getInfo()
{
return this->object;
};
void setInfo(Object* object)
{
this->object = object;
};
TreeNode* getLeft()
{
return left;
};
void setLeft(TreeNode *left)
{
this->left = left;
};
C++ Implementation
TreeNode *getRight()
{
return right;
};
void setRight(TreeNode *right)
{
this->right = right;
};

int isLeaf( )
{
if( this->left == NULL && this->right == NULL )
return 1;
return 0;
};
C++ Implementation
private:
Object* object;
TreeNode* left;
TreeNode* right;
}; // end class TreeNode
C++ Implementation
#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "TreeNode.cpp"

int main(int argc, char *argv[])

{
int x[] = { 14, 15, 4, 9, 7, 18, 3, 5, 16,4, 20, 17,
9, 14,5, -1};
TreeNode<int>* root = new TreeNode<int>();
root->setInfo( &x[0] );
for(int i=1; x[i] > 0; i++ )
{
insert(root, &x[i] );
}
}
C++ Implementation
void insert(TreeNode<int>* root, int* info)
{
TreeNode<int>* node = new TreeNode<int>(info);
TreeNode<int> *p, *q;
p = q = root;
while( *info != *(p->getInfo()) && q != NULL )
{
p = q;
if( *info < *(p->getInfo()) )
q = p->getLeft();
else
q = p->getRight();
}
C++ Implementation
if( *info == *(p->getInfo()) ){
cout << "attempt to insert duplicate: "
<< *info << endl;
delete node;
}
else if( *info < *(p->getInfo()) )
p->setLeft( node );
else
p->setRight( node );
} // end of insert
Trace of insert
p
17 q 14

4 15

3 9 18

7 16 20

17, 9, 14, 5
Trace of insert
p
17 14

4 q 15

3 9 18

7 16 20

17, 9, 14, 5
Trace of insert

17 14

4 p 15
q
3 9 18

7 16 20

17, 9, 14, 5
Trace of insert

17 14

4 p 15

3 9 q 18

7 16 20

17, 9, 14, 5
Trace of insert

17 14

4 15

3 9 p 18
q
7 16 20

17, 9, 14, 5
Trace of insert

17 14

4 15

3 9 p 18

7 q 16 20

17, 9, 14, 5
Trace of insert

17 14

4 15

3 9 18

7 p 16 20
q
5

17, 9, 14, 5
Trace of insert

17 14

4 15

3 9 18

7 p 16 20

5 q

17, 9, 14, 5
Trace of insert

14

4 15

3 9 18

7 p 16 20

5 node 17

17, 9, 14, 5 p->setRight( node );