I’m working on a binary tree implementation in Java and need to ensure it performs optimally for both insertions and lookups. Currently, the implementation is a basic binary search tree (BST) and does not guarantee balanced insertions, which can lead to degraded performance in the worst case.
public class BinaryTree {
private Node root;
private static class Node {
int value;
Node left, right;
Node(int value) {
this.value = value;
this.left = null;
this.right = null;
}
}
public void insert(int value) {
root = insertRec(root, value);
}
private Node insertRec(Node root, int value) {
if (root == null) {
root = new Node(value);
return root;
}
if (value < root.value) {
root.left = insertRec(root.left, value);
} else if (value > root.value) {
root.right = insertRec(root.right, value);
}
return root;
}
public boolean search(int value) {
return searchRec(root, value) != null;
}
private Node searchRec(Node root, int value) {
if (root == null || root.value == value) {
return root;
}
if (value < root.value) {
return searchRec(root.left, value);
}
return searchRec(root.right, value);
}
public void inorder() {
inorderRec(root);
}
private void inorderRec(Node root) {
if (root != null) {
inorderRec(root.left);
System.out.print(root.value + " ");
inorderRec(root.right);
}
}
- How can I modify the BinaryTree implementation to ensure that the tree remains balanced, thus improving performance for both insertion and lookup operations?
- What are the trade-offs between different types of balanced trees, such as AVL trees and Red-Black trees, in terms of complexity and performance?
- How can I implement these balanced tree structures, and what are the key considerations for maintaining balance during insertions and deletions?
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