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C++ program to find Inorder successor in a BST
/* C++ program to find Inorder successor in a BST */
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
struct Node {
int data;
struct Node *left;
struct Node *right;
};
//Function to find some data in the tree
Node* Find(Node*root, int data) {
if(root == NULL) return NULL;
else if(root->data == data) return root;
else if(root->data < data) return Find(root->right,data);
else return Find(root->left,data);
}
//Function to find Node with minimum value in a BST
struct Node* FindMin(struct Node* root) {
if(root == NULL) return NULL;
while(root->left != NULL)
root = root->left;
return root;
}
//Function to find Inorder Successor in a BST
struct Node* Getsuccessor(struct Node* root,int data) {
// Search the Node - O(h)
struct Node* current = Find(root,data);
if(current == NULL) return NULL;
if(current->right != NULL) { //Case 1: Node has right subtree
return FindMin(current->right); // O(h)
}
else { //Case 2: No right subtree - O(h)
struct Node* successor = NULL;
struct Node* ancestor = root;
while(ancestor != current) {
if(current->data < ancestor->data) {
successor = ancestor; // so far this is the deepest node for which current node is in left
ancestor = ancestor->left;
}
else
ancestor = ancestor->right;
}
return successor;
}
}
//Function to visit nodes in Inorder
void Inorder(Node *root) {
if(root == NULL) return;
Inorder(root->left); //Visit left subtree
printf("%d ",root->data); //Print data
Inorder(root->right); // Visit right subtree
}
// Function to Insert Node in a Binary Search Tree
Node* Insert(Node *root,char data) {
if(root == NULL) {
root = new Node();
root->data = data;
root->left = root->right = NULL;
}
else if(data <= root->data)
root->left = Insert(root->left,data);
else
root->right = Insert(root->right,data);
return root;
}
int main() {
/*Code To Test the logic
Creating an example tree
5
/ \
3 10
/ \ \
1 4 11
*/
Node* root = NULL;
root = Insert(root,5); root = Insert(root,10);
root = Insert(root,3); root = Insert(root,4);
root = Insert(root,1); root = Insert(root,11);
//Print Nodes in Inorder
cout<<"Inorder Traversal: ";
Inorder(root);
cout<<"\n";
// Find Inorder successor of some node.
struct Node* successor = Getsuccessor(root,1);
if(successor == NULL) cout<<"No successor Found\n";
else
cout<<"Successor is "<<successor->data<<"\n";
}
@ajkrsna45
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Line 54 should be like this : cout<<root->data<<" "; //Print data
Because we are in c++ right now :D

Yes it should be in C++ print form

@rmg007
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rmg007 commented Dec 23, 2020

A more simpler program in java which takes care of both the cases

public TreeNode getSuccessor(TreeNode a, int b) {
       TreeNode res=null;
       TreeNode cur=a;
       while(cur!=null){
           if(cur.val>b){
               res=cur;
               cur=cur.left;
            }else{
               cur=cur.right;
           }
       }
       return res;
   }

awesome

@akashnayakx
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akashnayakx commented Aug 19, 2021

Line 54 should be like this : cout<<root->data<<" "; //Print data
Because we are in c++ right now :D

Hey Resul,
C++ supports backward compatibility from C, making it easier to use either of the syntaxes " cout<< " or printf(" %d ", root-> data ) .
Though, I agree each of these "print function to console" has different uses and applications.
Check this out for a better idea :
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2872543/printf-vs-cout-in-c

Cheers.

@kamalinio21
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` /* C++ program to find Inorder successor in a BST */
#include
using namespace std;
struct Node {
int data;
struct Node *left;
struct Node *right;
};

//Function to find some data in the tree
Node* Find(Node*root, int data) {
if(root == NULL) return NULL;
else if(root->data == data) return root;
else if(root->data < data) return Find(root->right,data);
else return Find(root->left,data);
}

//Function to find Node with maximum value in a BST
struct Node* FindMax(struct Node* root) {
if(root == NULL) return NULL;
while(root->right != NULL)
root = root->right;
return root;
}

//Function to find Inorder Predecessor in a BST
struct Node* Getpredecessor (struct Node* root,int data) {
// Search the Node - O(h)
struct Node* current = Find(root,data);
if(current == NULL) return NULL;
if(current->left != NULL) { //Case 1: Node has left subtree
return FindMax(current->left); // O(h)
}
else { //Case 2: No left subtree - O(h)
struct Node* predecessor = NULL;
struct Node* ancestor = root;
while(ancestor != current) {
if(current->data > ancestor->data) {
if(ancestor->data < current->data)
predecessor = ancestor; // so far this is the deepest node for which current node is in right

			  ancestor = ancestor->right;
		}
		else
              ancestor = ancestor->left;
	}
	return predecessor ;
}

}

//Function to visit nodes in Inorder
void Inorder(Node *root) {
if(root == NULL) return;

Inorder(root->left);       //Visit right subtree
printf("%d ",root->data);  //Print data
Inorder(root->right);      // Visit right subtree

}

//Function to visit nodes in Postorder
void Postorder(Node *root) {
if(root == NULL) return;

Postorder(root->right);       //Visit right subtree
printf("%d ",root->data);  //Print data
Postorder(root->left);      // Visit right subtree

}

// Function to Insert Node in a Binary Search Tree
Node* Insert(Node *root,char data) {
if(root == NULL) {
root = new Node();
root->data = data;
root->left = root->right = NULL;
}
else if(data <= root->data)
root->left = Insert(root->left,data);
else
root->right = Insert(root->right,data);
return root;
}

int main() {
/*Code To Test the logic
Creating an example tree
5
/
3 10
/ \
1 4 11
/
Node
root = NULL;
root = Insert(root,5); root = Insert(root,10);
root = Insert(root,3); root = Insert(root,4);
root = Insert(root,1); root = Insert(root,11);

//Print Nodes in Inorder
cout<<"Postorder Traversal: ";
Postorder(root);
cout<<"\n";

// Find Inorder successor of some node. 
struct Node* predecessor = Getpredecessor(root,8);
if(predecessor == NULL) cout<<"No predecessor Found\n";
else
cout<<"Predecessor is "<<predecessor->data<<"\n";

}

@asesami
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asesami commented Dec 4, 2021

i dont know if its good practice, but it a different faster implementation in trade off for higher memory requierements

Node* successor(Node * root, int data, Node * ancestor=NULL){
	//if found, return either right sub or ancestor
	if(root->data==data){
		if(root->right!=NULL)return root->right;
		else return ancestor;
	}
	// search for Node, if call for left sub, give self as arg
	if (data<root->data)return successor(root->left, data, root);
	else return successor(root->right, data, ancestor);
}

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