Name: Anonymous 2008-09-09 8:01
Okay, so does anyone know or can think of an efficient way to complete a range query over a given number range ie (x, y) in a standard binary search tree, using a minimum number of key comparisons? I wrote one that finds the minimum value <= x and then traverses the tree value by value until it finds a value that is above y, but I just realised that it would be a lot more efficient if it was recursive, and did not provide the range query's response in a sorted order.
Unfortunately, I have writer's block. Still getting used to getting my head in algorithm-space. Can anyone give me some pointers to get me started?
Unfortunately, I have writer's block. Still getting used to getting my head in algorithm-space. Can anyone give me some pointers to get me started?