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-# binarysearchtree
+# BinarySearchTree
 
+A basic implementation of a binary search tree in c++
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+/* #################################
+   # Programmer: Tim Glasgow       #
+   # Date Started: March 15, 2016  #
+   # Last Commit: March 18, 2016   #
+   # Purpose: Implement simple BST #
+   # Environment: Linux/GNU        #
+   # Version: 1.0.3                #
+   #################################
+*/
+
+#include<iostream>
+#include<stdio.h>
+#include<stdlib.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+
+/* ####################################
+   # Name: printStuff                 #
+   # Signature: 1a                    #
+   # Purpose: Make cout more readable #
+   ####################################
+*/
+void printStuff(string output, unsigned char numericCharacter, unsigned char mode) 
+{
+  if (mode == 0)
+  {
+    cout << output << endl;
+
+    return;
+  } //end if
+
+  else
+  {
+    cout << output << (int)numericCharacter << endl;
+    return;
+  } //end else
+} //end printStuff
+
+
+/* ####################################
+   # Name: node                       #
+   # Signature: 1b                    #
+   # Purpose: Implement tree node     #
+   ####################################
+*/
+class node
+{
+  public:
+    unsigned char key;
+    node *parent = NULL;
+    node *leftChild = NULL;
+    node *rightChild = NULL;
+
+    bool isRoot; //0 is not root, 1 is root
+    bool side; //0 for left of parent, 1 for right of parent
+    bool parentEmpty() const { return parent==NULL; }
+    bool leftEmpty() const { return leftChild==NULL; }
+    bool rightEmpty() const { return rightChild==NULL; }
+
+}; //end class Node
+
+
+/* ####################################
+   # Name: binaryTree                 #
+   # Signature: 1c                    #
+   # Purpose: Implement all functions #
+   #          of a binary search tree #
+   ####################################
+*/
+class binaryTree
+{
+  public:
+    node *root = NULL;
+    bool rootEmpty() const { return root==NULL; }
+
+
+/*  ####################################
+    # Name: insertNode                 #
+    # Signature: 1c-a                  #
+    # Purpose: Insert node into tree   #
+    ####################################
+*/
+    binaryTree insertNode( binaryTree &theTree, node &insertion, node *examinedNode, unsigned char keyIn )
+    {
+      if ( theTree.rootEmpty())
+      {
+        insertion.key = keyIn;
+        insertion.isRoot = 1;
+        theTree.root = &insertion;
+        return theTree; //end if
+      }//end if
+      else
+      {
+        if ( examinedNode->key <= keyIn )
+        {
+          if (examinedNode->rightEmpty())
+          {
+            insertion.key = keyIn;
+            insertion.side = 1;
+            insertion.isRoot = 0;
+            examinedNode->rightChild = &insertion;
+            examinedNode->rightChild->parent = examinedNode;
+            return theTree;
+          }//end 2nd nested if
+          else
+          {
+            theTree = theTree.insertNode( theTree, insertion, examinedNode->rightChild, keyIn);
+            return theTree;
+          }//end 2nd nested else
+        }//end nested if
+        else
+        {
+          if (examinedNode->leftEmpty())
+          {
+            insertion.key = keyIn;
+            insertion.side = 0;
+            insertion.isRoot = 0;
+            examinedNode->leftChild = &insertion;
+            examinedNode->leftChild->parent = examinedNode;
+            return theTree;
+          }//end 2nd nested if
+          else
+          {
+            theTree = theTree.insertNode( theTree, insertion, examinedNode->leftChild, keyIn);
+            return theTree;
+          }//end 2nd nested else
+        }//end nested else
+      }//end else
+
+      return theTree;
+    }//end insertNode
+
+
+/*  #####################################
+    # Name: searchTree                  #
+    # Signature: 1c-b                   #
+    # Purpose: Find and return key node #
+    #####################################
+*/
+    node *searchTree( binaryTree &theTree, node *searchedNode, unsigned char keySearch )
+    {
+      if ( theTree.rootEmpty() ){
+        printStuff("Empty tree, no values found", 0, 0); //1a
+        return searchedNode;
+      }//end if
+
+      if ( searchedNode->key == keySearch)
+      {
+        printStuff ("value found", 0, 0); //1a
+        node *returnedNode = searchedNode; //1b
+        searchedNode = NULL;
+        return returnedNode;
+      }//end if
+      else
+      {
+        if ( (searchedNode->key < keySearch) && !(searchedNode->rightEmpty()) )
+        {
+          searchedNode = searchTree( theTree, searchedNode->rightChild, keySearch); //1c-b
+          return searchedNode;
+        }//end nested if
+        else if ( (searchedNode->key > keySearch) && !(searchedNode->leftEmpty()) )
+        {
+          searchedNode = searchTree( theTree, searchedNode->leftChild, keySearch); //1c-b
+          return searchedNode;
+        }//end nested else-if
+      }//end else
+
+      printStuff("value not found", 0, 0); //1a
+    }//end searchTree
+
+
+/*  ######################################
+    # Name: deleteNode                   #
+    # Signature: 1c-c                    #
+    # Purpose: Remove key node from tree #
+    ######################################
+*/
+    binaryTree deleteNode( binaryTree &theTree, node *deletionNode, unsigned char keyDel )
+    {
+      if ( theTree.rootEmpty())
+      {
+        printStuff("Deletion node not found in tree", 0, 0);
+        return theTree; //end if
+      }//end if
+      else
+      {
+        deletionNode = theTree.searchTree( theTree, deletionNode, keyDel ); //1b, 1c-b
+      }//end else
+
+      if ( (deletionNode->leftEmpty()) && (deletionNode->rightEmpty()) )
+      {
+        printStuff("Children are empty, deleting node", 0, 0); //1a
+        if(!deletionNode->isRoot)
+        {
+          if (deletionNode->side)
+          {
+            deletionNode->parent->rightChild = NULL;
+          }//end 2nd nested if
+          else
+          {
+            deletionNode->parent->leftChild = NULL;
+          }//end 2nd nested else
+        }//end nested if
+        else
+        {
+          printStuff("the tree is now empty", 0, 0); //1a
+          theTree.root = NULL;
+        }//end nested else
+         deletionNode->parent = NULL;
+        return theTree;
+      }//end if
+
+      if ( deletionNode->leftEmpty() && !deletionNode->rightEmpty() )
+      {
+        printStuff("Has right child, deleting node", 0, 0); //1a
+        if(!deletionNode->isRoot)
+        {
+          if (deletionNode->side)
+          {
+            deletionNode->parent->rightChild = deletionNode->rightChild;
+            deletionNode->parent->rightChild->side = deletionNode->side;
+            deletionNode->rightChild->parent = deletionNode->parent;
+          }//end 2nd nested if
+          else
+          {
+            deletionNode->parent->leftChild = deletionNode->rightChild;
+            deletionNode->rightChild->parent = deletionNode->parent;
+            deletionNode->parent->leftChild->side = deletionNode->side;
+          }//end 2nd nested else
+        }//end nested if
+        else
+        {
+          deletionNode->rightChild->isRoot = 1;
+          deletionNode->rightChild->parent = NULL;
+          theTree.root = deletionNode->rightChild;
+        }//end nested else
+
+        deletionNode->parent = NULL;
+        return theTree;
+      }//end if
+
+      if ( !deletionNode->leftEmpty() && deletionNode->rightEmpty() )
+      {
+        printStuff("Has left child, deleting node", 0, 0);
+        if(!deletionNode->isRoot)
+        {
+          if (deletionNode->side)
+          {
+            deletionNode->parent->rightChild = deletionNode->leftChild;
+            deletionNode->rightChild->parent = deletionNode->parent;
+            deletionNode->parent->rightChild->side = deletionNode->side;
+          }//end 2nd nested if
+          else
+          {
+            deletionNode->parent->leftChild = deletionNode->leftChild;
+            deletionNode->leftChild->parent = deletionNode->parent;
+            deletionNode->parent->leftChild->side = deletionNode->side;
+          }//end 2nd nested else
+        }//end nested if
+        else
+        {
+          deletionNode->leftChild->isRoot = 1;
+          deletionNode->leftChild->parent = NULL;
+          theTree.root = deletionNode->leftChild;  
+        }//end nested else
+        deletionNode->parent = NULL;
+        return theTree;
+      }//end if
+
+      if ( !deletionNode->leftEmpty() && !deletionNode->rightEmpty() )
+      {
+        printStuff("Has two children, deleting node and replacing with right minimum", 0, 0); //1a
+        node *rightMin = theTree.findRightMin(deletionNode->rightChild); //1b, 1c-d
+        unsigned char tempKey = rightMin->key;
+        rightMin = deletionNode;
+        rightMin->key = tempKey;
+      }//end if
+
+      return theTree;
+    }//end deleteNode
+
+
+/*  ####################################
+    # Name: findRightMin               #
+    # Signature: 1c-d                  #
+    # Purpose: Find min value in right #
+    #           sub-tree               #
+    ####################################
+*/
+    node *findRightMin(node *minNode)
+    {
+      if( minNode->leftEmpty() )
+      {
+        node *returnedNode = minNode; //1b
+        minNode = NULL;
+        return returnedNode;
+      }//end if
+      else
+      {
+        minNode = findRightMin(minNode->leftChild); //1c-d
+        return minNode;
+      }//end else
+    }//end minNode;
+
+
+}; //end class binaryTree
+
+
+int main()
+{
+  printStuff("program initialized", 0, 0); //1a
+
+  printStuff("creating the tree", 0, 0); //1a
+    binaryTree myTree; //1c
+    printStuff("tree created" ,0 ,0); //1a
+
+  printStuff("creating insertion nodes" ,0 ,0); //1a
+    node insertionNode[128]; //1b
+    printStuff("node created", 0, 0); //1a
+
+  printStuff("inserting nodes", 0, 0); //1a
+
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[24], myTree.root, 25); //1c-a
+    printStuff("Tree Root Value is Now: ", myTree.root->key, 1); //1a
+
+  printStuff("Inserting nodes", 0, 0); //1a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[0], myTree.root, 3); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[1], myTree.root, 7); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[2], myTree.root, 2); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[3], myTree.root, 4); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[4], myTree.root, 5); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[5], myTree.root, 6); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[6], myTree.root, 9); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[7], myTree.root, 1); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[8], myTree.root, 8); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[9], myTree.root, 10); //1c-a
+
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[10], myTree.root, 13); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[11], myTree.root, 17); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[12], myTree.root, 12); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[13], myTree.root, 14); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[14], myTree.root, 15); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[15], myTree.root, 16); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[16], myTree.root, 19); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[17], myTree.root, 11); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[18], myTree.root, 18); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[19], myTree.root, 20); //1c-a
+
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[20], myTree.root, 23); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[21], myTree.root, 27); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[22], myTree.root, 22); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[23], myTree.root, 24); //1c-a
+  //myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[24], myTree.root, 25); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[25], myTree.root, 26); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[26], myTree.root, 29); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[27], myTree.root, 21); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[28], myTree.root, 28); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[29], myTree.root, 30); //1c-a
+
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[30], myTree.root, 33); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[31], myTree.root, 37); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[32], myTree.root, 32); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[33], myTree.root, 34); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[34], myTree.root, 35); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[35], myTree.root, 36); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[36], myTree.root, 39); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[37], myTree.root, 31); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[38], myTree.root, 38); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[39], myTree.root, 40); //1c-a
+
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[40], myTree.root, 43); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[41], myTree.root, 47); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[42], myTree.root, 42); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[43], myTree.root, 44); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[44], myTree.root, 45); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[45], myTree.root, 46); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[46], myTree.root, 49); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[47], myTree.root, 41); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[48], myTree.root, 48); //1c-a
+  myTree = myTree.insertNode(myTree, insertionNode[49], myTree.root, 50); //1c-a
+
+  for (unsigned char i = 0; i < 50; i++)
+  {
+    printStuff("Searching for: ", i+1, 1); //1a
+    myTree.searchTree( myTree, myTree.root, i+1); //1c-b
+  }//end for loop
+
+  for (unsigned char i = 0; i < 50; i++)
+  {
+    printStuff("Deleting key: ", i+1, 1); //1a
+    myTree = myTree.deleteNode(myTree, myTree.root, i+1); //1c-c
+    if(!myTree.rootEmpty() )
+      printStuff("Root value is now: ", myTree.root->key, 1); //1a
+  }//end for loop
+  
+  for (unsigned char i = 0; i < 50; i++)
+  {
+    printStuff("Searching for: ", i+1, 1); //1a
+    myTree.searchTree( myTree, myTree.root, i+1); //1c-b
+  }//end for loop
+
+} //end main