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Data Structures 12 - Binary Tree Construction and Traversal

Code

#include <stdio.h>
#include <malloc.h>
#include <stdbool.h>

#define QUEUE_SIZE 5 // Define queue size

typedef struct BTNode{
char element; // Element stored in the node
struct BTNode* left; // Left child pointer
struct BTNode* right; // Right child pointer
} BTNode, *BTNodePtr;

typedef struct BTNodePtrQueue{
BTNodePtr* nodePtrs; // Array storing node pointers
int front; // Queue front index
int rear; // Queue rear index
} BTNodePtrQueue, *QueuePtr;

// Initialize the queue
QueuePtr initQueue(){
QueuePtr resultQueuePtr = (QueuePtr)malloc(sizeof(struct BTNodePtrQueue));
resultQueuePtr->nodePtrs = (BTNodePtr*)malloc(QUEUE_SIZE * sizeof(BTNodePtr));
resultQueuePtr->front = 0;
resultQueuePtr->rear = 1;
return resultQueuePtr;
}

// Check if the queue is empty
bool isQueueEmpty(QueuePtr paraQueuePtr){
if ((paraQueuePtr->front + 1) % QUEUE_SIZE == paraQueuePtr->rear) {
return true;
}
return false;
}

// Enqueue operation
void enqueue(QueuePtr paraQueuePtr, BTNodePtr paraBTNodePtr){
printf("front = %d, rear = %d.\r\n", paraQueuePtr->front, paraQueuePtr->rear);
if ((paraQueuePtr->rear + 1) % QUEUE_SIZE == paraQueuePtr->front % QUEUE_SIZE) {
printf("Error, trying to enqueue %c. queue full.\r\n", paraBTNodePtr->element);
return;
}
paraQueuePtr->nodePtrs[paraQueuePtr->rear] = paraBTNodePtr;
paraQueuePtr->rear = (paraQueuePtr->rear + 1) % QUEUE_SIZE;
printf("enqueue %c ends.\r\n", paraBTNodePtr->element);
}

// Dequeue operation
BTNodePtr dequeue(QueuePtr paraQueuePtr){
if (isQueueEmpty(paraQueuePtr)) {
printf("Error, empty queue\r\n");
return NULL;
}
paraQueuePtr->front = (paraQueuePtr->front + 1) % QUEUE_SIZE;
printf("dequeue %c ends.\r\n", paraQueuePtr->nodePtrs[paraQueuePtr->front]->element);
return paraQueuePtr->nodePtrs[paraQueuePtr->front];
}

// Construct a new node
BTNodePtr constructBTNode(char paraChar){
BTNodePtr resultPtr = (BTNodePtr)malloc(sizeof(BTNode));
resultPtr->element = paraChar;
resultPtr->left = NULL;
resultPtr->right = NULL;
return resultPtr;
}

// Convert a string to a binary tree
BTNodePtr stringToBTree(char* paraString){
int i;
char ch;
QueuePtr tempQueuePtr = initQueue();
BTNodePtr resultHeader;
BTNodePtr tempParent, tempLeftChild, tempRightChild;
i = 0;
ch = paraString[i];
resultHeader = constructBTNode(ch);
enqueue(tempQueuePtr, resultHeader);

while(!isQueueEmpty(tempQueuePtr)) {
tempParent = dequeue(tempQueuePtr);
i++;
ch = paraString[i];
if (ch == '#') {
tempParent->left = NULL;
} else {
tempLeftChild = constructBTNode(ch);
enqueue(tempQueuePtr, tempLeftChild);
tempParent->left = tempLeftChild;
}
i++;
ch = paraString[i];
if (ch == '#') {
tempParent->right = NULL;
} else {
tempRightChild = constructBTNode(ch);
enqueue(tempQueuePtr, tempRightChild);
tempParent->right = tempRightChild;
}
}
return resultHeader;
}

// Level-order traversal of the binary tree
void levelwise(BTNodePtr paraTreePtr){
char tempString[100];
int i = 0;
QueuePtr tempQueuePtr = initQueue();
BTNodePtr tempNodePtr;
enqueue(tempQueuePtr, paraTreePtr);
while(!isQueueEmpty(tempQueuePtr)) {
tempNodePtr = dequeue(tempQueuePtr);
tempString[i] = tempNodePtr->element;
i++;
if (tempNodePtr->left != NULL){
enqueue(tempQueuePtr, tempNodePtr->left);
}
if (tempNodePtr->right != NULL){
enqueue(tempQueuePtr, tempNodePtr->right);
}
}
tempString[i] = '\0';
printf("Levelwise: %s\r\n", tempString);
}

// Preorder traversal of the binary tree
void preorder(BTNodePtr tempPtr){
if (tempPtr == NULL){
return;
}
printf("%c", tempPtr->element);
preorder(tempPtr->left);
preorder(tempPtr->right);
}

// Inorder traversal of the binary tree
void inorder(BTNodePtr tempPtr){
if (tempPtr == NULL) {
return;
}
inorder(tempPtr->left);
printf("%c", tempPtr->element);
inorder(tempPtr->right);
}

// Postorder traversal of the binary tree
void postorder(BTNodePtr tempPtr){
if (tempPtr == NULL) {
return;
}
postorder(tempPtr->left);
postorder(tempPtr->right);
printf("%c", tempPtr->element);
}

int main(){
BTNodePtr tempHeader;
tempHeader = constructBTNode('c');
printf("There is only one node. Preorder visit: ");
preorder(tempHeader);
printf("\r\n");

char* tempString = "acde#bf######";

tempHeader = stringToBTree(tempString);
printf("Preorder: ");
preorder(tempHeader);
printf("\r\n");
printf("Inorder: ");
inorder(tempHeader);
printf("\r\n");
printf("Postorder: ");
postorder(tempHeader);
printf("\r\n");
printf("Levelwise: ");
levelwise(tempHeader);
printf("\r\n");

return 1;
}

Code Summary

This code implements a simple binary tree and its traversal operations, mainly including the following features:

  1. Binary tree node and queue definitions:

    • The BTNode structure defines a binary tree node, where each node contains a character element and left/right child pointers.
    • The BTNodePtrQueue structure defines a queue for storing binary tree node pointers, to implement level-order traversal.
  2. Queue operations:

    • The initQueue function initializes a new queue.
    • The isQueueEmpty function checks if the queue is empty.
    • The enqueue function enqueues a binary tree node pointer.
    • The dequeue function dequeues a binary tree node pointer.
  3. Binary tree node construction and string-to-binary-tree conversion:

    • The constructBTNode function creates a new binary tree node.
    • The stringToBTree function converts a string to a binary tree. Each character in the string represents a node, and # represents an empty node.
  4. Binary tree traversal:

    • The levelwise function implements level-order traversal of the binary tree, using a queue to track nodes at the current level and output them level by level.
    • The preorder function implements preorder traversal.
    • The inorder function implements inorder traversal.
    • The postorder function implements postorder traversal.
  5. Main function:

    • In the main function, a single-node tree is created first and its preorder traversal result is output.
    • Then the string "acde#bf######" is converted to a binary tree, and the preorder, inorder, postorder, and level-order traversal results are output.

Running Result

There is only one node. Preorder visit: c
front = 0, rear = 1.
enqueue a ends.
dequeue a ends.
front = 1, rear = 2.
enqueue c ends.
front = 1, rear = 3.
enqueue d ends.
dequeue c ends.
front = 2, rear = 4.
enqueue e ends.
dequeue d ends.
front = 3, rear = 0.
enqueue b ends.
front = 3, rear = 1.
enqueue f ends.
dequeue e ends.
dequeue b ends.
dequeue f ends.
Preorder: acedbf
Inorder: ecabdf
Postorder: ecbfda
Levelwise: front = 0, rear = 1.
enqueue a ends.
dequeue a ends.
front = 1, rear = 2.
enqueue c ends.
front = 1, rear = 3.
enqueue d ends.
dequeue c ends.
front = 2, rear = 4.
enqueue e ends.
dequeue d ends.
front = 3, rear = 0.
enqueue b ends.
front = 3, rear = 1.
enqueue f ends.
dequeue e ends.
dequeue b ends.
dequeue f ends.
Levelwise: acdebf



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